The mission of the MIS program at Beirut Arab University is to educate all pupils to the highest levels of academic achievements, to enable them to reach and expand their potential, and to prepare them to become productive, responsible, ethical, and creative members of society. The program’s mission supports the faculty’s mission, in that:

• It commits to academic excellence
• Inspires students through the scholarly activities of its staff members
• Provides exemplary professional training
• Prepares students for ethical leadership in a global society

The program aims to:

• Build a foundation of basic knowledge required for software analysis and development.
• Improve the students’ analysis and problem-solving skills related to computer programming.
• Develop the research on computer-related systems.
• Help students to think independently and logically.
• Prepare students for professional careers, in different domains, such as software programmer, system analyst, network administrator…
• Enhance the students’ professional and communication skills, both oral and written, to become effective team-oriented problem solvers as well as effective communicators with non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to continue postgraduate studies and research in the MIS domain.

• a- Knowledge and Understanding
• Provide the basic and foundational topics relevant to MIS.
• Distinguish relationships between programming languages and information systems.
• Determine factors influencing the strengths and weaknesses of the most common computer operating systems and determine how one would be preferred over others.
• Identify current and emerging technologies and apply them to today’s organizations.
• Identify fundamental processes and functional business units in contemporary and emerging business technology models.
• Acquire various theories and models in studying management information systems.
• Describe business models based on information technology.
• Recognize the importance of information technology for business disciplines.

b- Intellectual Skills

• Explain complex software within the context of business user needs through training presentations and written documentation.
• Analyze existing systems and design technology solutions appropriate to the goals of an organization.
• Explain the various roles of management information systems have toward advancing strategic goals and the operational success of an organization.
• Evaluate the integration of Internet technologies into business at every level, from manufacturing, supply chain, and inventory management to customer relationships.

c- Practical and Professional Skills

• Effectively utilize database and database management systems to organize, store and retrieve data.
• Support and defend an original proposal for the operation and maintenance of an enterprise level database system, to include policies for audits, security, backup, repair and replication.
• Perform basic and moderate system configuration and server administration tasks to a network operating system.
• Map information system interfaces among organizational units to integrate business functions across an enterprise.
• Use mathematical and statistical analyses in business problem-solving models.
• Apply project management methods in complex system development environments.
• Interpret financial statements of business entities using financial Management Information Systems concepts.
• Plan and control the operation of business organizations through the use of Management Information Systems information.

d- General and Transferable Skills

• Communication skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Work collaboratively and engage with people in different settings.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Project management skills
• Time management skills.
  

The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor in Business Administration (Management Information Systems Major) consists of 100 credit hours of course work + ICDL.

MIS graduates have a wide variety of careers open to them, with new forms of specialization opening up almost daily in response to new challenges to society. In almost every sector of our economy, one finds people grappling with problems of information management, making your knowledge and skills increasingly valuable. Career opportunities are varied and interesting, and lifelong learning is valued.

Some career options include:

Management Information Specialist; System Analyst; System Administrator; Management / Decision Support Specialist; Senior IT Officer; IT – Assistant Manager; Records and Information Manager; Software Developer; Programmer; Database Administrator; Applications Developer; Project Manager.