Information Systems
Admission to Program
Admission to the program is explained in the HCT Admission Policy described in the Academic Policies section of this Catalogue.
Program Mission
The mission of the Bachelor of Information Systems is to produce graduates who can successfully align information technology and business processes to address organizational needs. The graduates should be equipped with core Information technology and information systems skills, knowledge, and work competencies to create, implement, and manage IT solutions in response to business challenges and requirements. The program aims to prepare graduates for direct entry into positions related to the management of information systems within organizations. In addition to theoretical and technical skills, the program prepares students to adapt to complex and evolving technological environments such as those observed in the workplace, apply ethical standards, and use various communication approaches in their interactions with others.
Program Description
The Bachelor of Information Systems program prepares students to apply ethical values to complex and unpredictable problems and to plan, design, implement, evaluate, and manage an organization’s ICT infrastructure. The program provides students with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies in the areas of information technology assets, archival, and information processing systems. Throughout the program, students learn to apply fundamental concepts and skills from a variety of information technologies and develop an understanding of the role of information systems within organizations.
Students also develop professional work competencies to complement their technical skills and apply high level special administrative responsibilities including leading multiple and complex groups. Within each concentration, students learn to apply current and advanced techniques, skills, and tools; analyze organizations and user needs; create and evaluate computer-based solutions, and implement information systems solutions in a given organizational environment.
The program offers a concentration in:
• Business Solutions
Students are eligible for one year Work Experiential Learning during their study.
Program Goals
The goals of the Bachelor of Information Systems (Business Solutions) program are to:
- Produce graduates who can successfully align information technology and business processes to address organizational needs.
- Develop student knowledge and skills to create, implement, and manage IT solutions in response to business challenges and requirements.
- Prepare graduates for entry into technical leadership roles related to management of information systems within organizations.
- Prepare graduates who exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit and can adapt and evolve in complex technological environments such as those found in the workplace.
- Produce graduates who contribute to and observe ethical standards, accept social responsibility and use various communication approaches in their interactions with others.
Program Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Information Systems
Graduates will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline
- Analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution.
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs and drive innovation.
- Function effectively as a member and leader in a technical team to accomplish a common goal
- Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- Analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society
- Recognize the need for and an engage in continuing professional development
- Use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice and entrepreneurship.
Business Solutions Concentration
Graduates will be able to:
- Exhibit a critical awareness of a range of relevant principles and theoretical knowledge to develop strategies and solutions to business problems.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the core functions of business administration (including management, accounting, human resources, and finance).
- Employ analytical skills to formulate business solutions in order to manage and maintain organizations’ information system effectively.
- Determine e-business strategies and infrastructure requirements for an organization to develop e-business applications
Completion Requirements
Bachelor of Information Systems
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 135 credits, including:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Information Systems Core Courses | 60 | |
| Business Solutions Concentration Courses | 36 | |
| 4000 Elective Courses | 6 | |
| General Studies | 33 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 135 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Information Systems Core Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 60 | ||
| CIS 1003 | Information Systems in Organisations and Society | 3 |
| CIS 1103 | Hardware and Networking | 3 |
| CIS 1203 | Web Technologies | 3 |
| CIS 1303 | Data and Information Management | 3 |
| CIS 1403 | Fundamentals of Programming | 3 |
| CIS 2003 | Statistics and Probability | 3 |
| CIS 2103 | Principles of Information Assurance, Security and Privacy | 3 |
| CIS 2203 | Applied Discrete Maths | 3 |
| CIS 2303 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CIS 2403 | Object Oriented Programming | 3 |
| CIS 2806 | Work Related Experience I | 6 |
| CIS 2903 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| CIS 3203 | Enterprise Architecture | 3 |
| CIS 3806 | Work Related Experience II | 6 |
| CIS 4203 | Information Technology Strategy and Governance | 3 |
| CIS 4603 | Project Management | 3 |
| CIS 4913 | Capstone Project I | 3 |
| CIS 4923 | Capstone Project II | 3 |
| Business Solutions Concentration Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 36 | ||
| CIB 2003 | Technology Based Marketing | 3 |
| CIB 3003 | Human Resource Management and Systems | 3 |
| CIB 3013 | Data Analytics | 3 |
| CIB 3103 | Object Oriented Analysis & Design | 3 |
| CIB 3113 | Business Finance | 3 |
| CIB 3123 | Big Data Technology | 3 |
| CIB 3203 | Accounting For Managers | 3 |
| CIB 3303 | E-Business Principles | 3 |
| CIB 3403 | Advanced Database Technologies | 3 |
| CIB 4003 | E Business Applications Development | 3 |
| CIB 4203 | Customer Relationship Management Systems | 3 |
| CIB 4603 | Enterprise Resource Planning | 3 |
| 4000 level Elective Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
| CIA 4503 | Advanced Object Oriented Programming | 3 |
| CIA 4613 | Mobile Application Administration | 3 |
| CIM 4103 | Web Authoring and Administration | 3 |
| CIS 4103 | Research Methods for Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| CIS 4403 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| CIS 4703 | Blockchain Applications and Coding | 3 |
| CIS 4713 | Virtual Reality and 3D Virtual Environments | 3 |
| CIS 4863 | Special Topics In Computer Information Science | 3 |
| CSF 4613 | Security Intelligence | 3 |
| General Studies | ||
| Required Credits: 33 | ||
| English, Arabic or other Languages | ||
| Required Credits: 12 | ||
| Humanities or Arts | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| Information Technology or Mathematics | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
| The Natural Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| The Social or Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 9 | ||
| Description | Data |
|---|---|
| Total Required Credits | 135 |
| Maximum Duration of Study | 6 years |
| Minimum Duration of Study | 4 years |
| Cost Recovery Program | No |
| Program Code | BCSIS |
| Major Code | ISB |
Recommended Sequence of Study
Bachelor of Information Systems (Business Solutions)
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| CIS 1003 | Information Systems in Organisations and Society | 3 |
| CIS 1203 | Web Technologies | 3 |
| ICT 2013 | Computational Thinking and Coding | 3 |
| LSC 1103 | Professional Communication and Reporting | 3 |
| LSS 1003 | Life and Future Skills | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| CIS 1103 | Hardware and Networking | 3 |
| CIS 1303 | Data and Information Management | 3 |
| CIS 1403 | Fundamentals of Programming | 3 |
| AES 1013 | Arabic Communications | 3 |
| LSM 1003 | Applied Mathematics | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| CIS 2103 | Principles of Information Assurance, Security and Privacy | 3 |
| CIS 2203 | Applied Discrete Maths | 3 |
| CIS 2403 | Object Oriented Programming | 3 |
| CIS 2903 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| LSS 1123 | Basic Research Methods | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| CIB 2003 | Technology Based Marketing | 3 |
| CIB 3203 | Accounting For Managers | 3 |
| CIS 2003 | Statistics and Probability | 3 |
| CIS 2303 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| LSC 2223 | Future Skills Capstone | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| CIS 2806 | Work Related Experience I | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 5 | ||
| AES 1003 | Emirati Studies | 3 |
| AES 1033 | Islamic Culture | 3 |
| CIB 3003 | Human Resource Management and Systems | 3 |
| CIB 3013 | Data Analytics | 3 |
| CIS 3203 | Enterprise Architecture | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| BUS 2403 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| CIB 3103 | Object Oriented Analysis & Design | 3 |
| CIB 3113 | Business Finance | 3 |
| CIB 3123 | Big Data Technology | 3 |
| CIB 3303 | E-Business Principles | 3 |
| CIB 3403 | Advanced Database Technologies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Summer | ||
| CIS 3806 | Work Related Experience II | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| CIB 4003 | E Business Applications Development | 3 |
| CIB 4603 | Enterprise Resource Planning | 3 |
| CIS 4603 | Project Management | 3 |
| CIS 4913 | Capstone Project I | 3 |
| 4000 Level Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| CIB 4203 | Customer Relationship Management Systems | 3 |
| CIS 4203 | Information Technology Strategy and Governance | 3 |
| CIS 4923 | Capstone Project II | 3 |
| LSN 1113 | Introduction to Sustainability | 3 |
| 4000 Level Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 135 | |
Additional courses may be offered in each Summer Semester at the discretion of the academic faculty.
Alexandros Alexandropoulos, PhD (Computing), The University of Manchester, UK
Ali Khan, Doctor of Science (Software Engineering), Abo Akademi University, Finland
Ali Muhammad, PhD (Parallel Genetic Algorithms), Nottingham Trent University, UK
Amala Rajan, PhD (Computer Science), Middlesex University, UK
Divya Prakash, PhD (Computer Science), Barkatullah University, India
Eslam Badran, Master of Science (Computer Science), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Fatmah Mohamed Hassan Morad, Masters (Quality Management), University of Wollongong, UAE
Georgios Tsaramirsis, PhD (Computing), University of London, UK
Ghazi Ben Ayed, PhD (Information Systems), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Hatem Tamimi, PhD (Management Information System), Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Heba Mohammad, PhD (Electronic Business), University of Salento, Italy
Hesham Allam, PhD (Computer Science and Business), Dalhousie University, Canada
Jaber Jemai, PhD (Computer & Information Science), Tunis University, Tunisia
Kefaya Qaddoum, PhD (Engineering), University of Warwick, UK
Keletso Letsholo, PhD (Computer Science), The University of Manchester, UK
Khawla Abdulla Saif Mohammed Al Shehhi, Master of Applied Science (Information System Management) Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Lina Daouk, Master of Science (Instructional Technology), New York Institute of Technology, USA
Melina Silva, Master of Business Administration (Management Information Technology), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mohammed Hassouna, PhD (Information System Management), Brunel University, UK
Muhammad Hashmi, PhD (Computer Science), University of Paris VI, France
Nafeth Al Hashlamoun, PhD (E-Research &Tech Enhanced Learning), University of Lancaster, UK
Osama AlBaik, PhD (Software Engineering), University of Alberta, Canada
Pedro Flores, PhD (Information Technology), St. Paul University, Philippines
Prithvi Bhattacharya, PhD (Computer & Information Science), The University of Melbourne, Australia
Rejitha Ravikumar, Master of Science (Operations Research & Computer Applications), Bharathidasan University, India
Samah Hadouej, PhD (Computer Science), University of Paris VI, France
Shaikha Saoud Khalid Humaid Al Qasemi, Master of Applied Science (Information System Management), Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Sharmila Siddartha, Master of Business Administration (Business Administration), The University of Hull, UK
Shazia Asif, Master of Science (Information Technology), Preston University, Pakistan
Suaad Hasan Ali Ebrahim Al Mansoori, Master of Applied Science (Information Systems Management), Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Vishwesh Akre, PhD (Computer & Information System), University of Salford, UK
Yasir Javed, PhD (Information Science), Massey University, New Zealand
Zakea IL-Agure, PhD (Computer & Information Science), Staffordshire University, UK