John E. Simon Department of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Management Information Systems

This discipline studies organized approaches to gathering, processing, and presenting data, in order to improve systems and support decisions. As such, students go beyond gaining current Information Technology related skills, and explore strategic and social issues driving the use of IT as a business tool. The focus is on systems analysis, design, critique, communication, and human cognition/decision making.

The major is under construction, with coursework being developed to address subjects such as decision theory and decision support tools,  simulation, information representation and modeling, knowledge management, e-commerce, and large-scale IS initiatives such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Supply Chain Management systems. In addition, the students are required to take courses from related disciplines such as Psychology, Business, Accounting, and Information Technology.

Associate Professors: T. Buckley, R. Hoerber, G. Pradhan, S. Salem
Assistant Professors: A. Sawani, F.S. Phelps
Instructor: A. Niemeyer
Contact: Dr. F. Selcen Phelps
Phone: (573) 592 5303 Fax: (573) 592-5206
Email: Selcen.Phelps@westminster-mo.edu