MISM Concentrations

Advancements in software and hardware-based agents have transformed the workplace and society by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and robotic automation. Future leaders of industry must understand how these forces will transform organizations. This specialization will help you identify, develop, and manage policies and processes relevant to these advancements. Courses include:

• Intro to Artificial Intelligence
• Advances in Robotic Process Automation
• Cybersecurity for AI & ML
• AI & Emerging Economies
• E-commerce Tech, Machine Learning, Analytics, and Bots

As the Internet and electronic transaction models become increasingly the norm in commerce, you can learn strategies to best leverage this realm of technology to achieve business goals and improve user experience. Courses include:

• Measuring Social
• Managing Disruption in Media & Entertainment
• E-commerce Tech, Machine Learning, Analytics, and Bots
• Entrepreneurship: A New Venture
• Tech Startup: Market Discovery

Learn cutting-edge methods for collecting, storing, representing, and analyzing data from multiple sources in order to address a range of strategic, tactical, and operational planning problems facing modern industry. Courses include:

• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Data Warehousing
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Business Intelligence & Data Mining SAS
• Marketing Analytics

The ideal path for students aspiring to be future CIOs and CTOs, this blend of leadership, process, and IT management courses prepares you to drive digital change in organizations. Courses include:

• Negotiation
• IT Project Management
• Strategy Development
• IT Business Leadership
• Making Products Count: Data Science for Product Managers

_{NOTE: Students in the IT Strategy and Management concentration complete a joint Capstone project with students from CMU’s Tepper School of Business. The industry client for this project is traditionally global consulting firm A.T. Kearney.}

This concentration is ideal if you wish to pursue a career in software design, development, and strategy. The critical role software plays in an organization's strategy necessitates that leaders understand and apply best practices, principles, technologies, and tools to develop high quality software products and platforms. Courses include:

• Software Design for Data Science
• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Engineering Privacy in Software
• Internet of Things
• Software & Security