Information Systems, Law, and Operations

Faculty

Office: Sellinger Hall, Room 318
Telephone: 410‑617‑6772
Website: www.loyola.edu/sellinger-business/academics/departments/information-systems-law-and-operations

Chair: Paul Tallon, Professor

Professors: Nan S. Ellis (emerita); Andrea Giampetro-Meyer; John A. Gray (emeritus); Ellen D. Hoadley (emerita); Elizabeth J. Kennedy; Charles R. Margenthaler (emeritus); Gloria Phillips-Wren; Leroy F. Simmons (emeritus); Ravi Srinivasan; Paul Tallon
Associate Professors: Jay R. Brown; Timothy Brown, S.J.; Theresa Jefferson; Jake London; A. Kimbrough Sherman (emeritus); Laurette P. Simmons (emerita); George M. Wright (emeritus)
Assistant Professors: Dobin Yim
Executive in Residence: Brant Matthews
Assistant Teaching Professor: Pethigamage (Lami) Perera
Affiliate Faculty: Michael Best; William Finegan; Taylor Green; Abigail Hurson; Christian Lassiter; Salvatore Lenzo; Frank Mason III; Shelley Bliss McGarry; Devin Prater; Geneva Sedgewick; Cate Tierney; Kimberly Wagner

The Information Systems, Law, and Operations Department (ISLO) offers majors in Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence for Business and in Supply Chain Management. The department minors are Supply Chain Management and Information Systems and Data Analytics. The department also teaches courses in the Graduate Business Programs and the Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) program through Loyola College of Arts and Sciences.

The major in Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence for Business prepares students to lead, create, apply, and manage advanced technology solutions in all areas of business to enhance decision making, address challenges, and capitalize on strategic opportunities. The minor in Information Systems and Data Analytics offers students a valuable opportunity to add industry-relevant technology skills and insights to their majors. Information and technology are essential for the creation, enablement, coordination, control, communication, and innovation of effective organizations to gain competitive advantage and thus contribute to society. Courses routinely involve experiential learning along with opportunities for developing hands-on technical skills. Students are offered electives, internships, a national honor society, a student club, an independent study supervised by a faculty member, and domestic and international study tours. Students can earn a prestigious Business Intelligence (BI) certificate from SAS, Inc., alongside a series of digital badges in areas such as SQL, sports analytics, and data visualization (R, Python, and Tableau). An external advisory board comprising over 50 information technology professionals from a variety of global high-tech companies with varying degrees of seniority, from business analysts through Chief Information Officers, provides curriculum recommendations, student mentoring, and experiential relationships. All courses in the major are infused with some form of experiential learning ranging from interacting with guest speakers through working on real-world projects with companies.

Competency Goals

The Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence major prepares students for a career at the interface of information systems and data analytics. The competency goals of the major enable students to:

Acquire skills and competencies in the use of information systems, data analytics, and artifical intelligence (AI) to solve real-world business problems.
Develop an understanding of the conceptual frameworks underlying the application of information systems, data analytics, and AI in organizations.
Acquire knowledge of the processes of organizations and the key roles that information systems, data analytics, and AI play in business operations and strategy.
Develop the capability and initiative to lead technology-driven organizations through organizational change.
Demonstrate ethical discernment and understanding in the use of information systems, data analytics, and AI use by society, organizations, and individuals.

The Supply Chain Management major produces graduates with the technical skills, social justice awareness, and critical thinking abilities necessary to become effective supply chain managers. The learning aims of the major enable students to:

Apply quantitative, qualitative, and data-driven techniques in sourcing, planning, product and service design, logistics, and distribution to support informed managerial decision-making.
Demonstrate reflective thinking, ethical reasoning, and a global mindset in evaluating the environmental, social, political, and cultural complexities that influence global supply chain strategy and management.
Use analytical thinking, continuous improvement methods, project management tools to assess and enhance performance in supply chain contexts.

Micro-credentials/Digital Badging

The department offers three-course micro-credentials in Information Systems (IS), and in Cybersecurity. The IS micro-credential is ideal for students outside the business school or for those with limited capacity to add either a full major or minor in the area of information systems, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). The cybersecurity micro-credential is intended for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of cybersecurity. A micro-credential is issued by the department and does not appear on a student’s transcript or on their degree audit. Students interested in either micro-credential should speak with the Chair of the Department for further details as there is no formal sign-up process as one might have with a major or minor. Students can complete the IS micro-credential by taking IS 251 or BH 251 and any two other IS courses. Students can complete the Cybersecurity micro-credential by completing IS 355 and two courses from IS 365 , IS 366 , IS 367 , and IS 368 or other courses as approved by the department chair. Students who complete either micro-credential may be able to apply those same courses towards an Information Systems and Data Analytics minor should they wish to do so at a later time. Excel Certification is also available to students.

Digital badges are available in several courses to denote exceptional mastery of specific skills in areas such as Data Visualization (R, python, and Tableau), Structured Query Language (SQL), Climate Analytics (ArcGIS), and Sports Analytics. Students are encouraged to speak with the department chair or with instructors of specific IS courses to learn more about the criteria used in earning a digital badge in that course. Digital badges are awarded by the department and do not appear on a student’s transcript or degree audit. They may, however, be shared over social media as a way to signal competence in a specific domain or skill.

Programs

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