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Whatever your concentration, proficiency in information management will help you build a more powerful career.
There are only so many seats at the corporate management table. You invested in a McCombs MBA because you believe you can handle one of those seats. Leading corporate executives agree that a solid grasp of information management will make you a better manager. Take advantage of the McCombs Information Management Program, consistently rated among the top 3 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Select a field below to learn more about the IM courses that will complement your concentration, improve your performance in your field, and differentiate you in the job market.
Nathan Clark, McCombs MBA 2007 Supply Manager, Coors Brewing Company"It's very easy to get 'siloed' in an educational institution and say, 'I'm only operations. I'm only finance.' I was looking for an information management program that was going to give me an advantage, that was going to allow me to make my education more well-rounded."
Finance Concentration
Corporate Finance
"Information technology is the single largest administrative expense on the corporate P&L."Mike Clifford, Chief Information Officer, Whole Foods
The CFO makes daily decisions regarding the ROI and capitalization of information technology. Well run companies also leverage information to improve efficiency and growth. IM classes supply the tools you'll need to capture the value of IT investment. You'll learn how to value business processes, outsourcing options, and IT management.
- MIS 380N Business Process Excellence
- MIS 381N Information Technology Management
- MIS 383N Managing Business Process Outsourcing
"Today's financial leaders need information management tools in order to analyze the business and make swift changes in real time. Future CFOs must embrace IT."Cathy Sweeney, Partner & CFO, Fairways Equities
"By taking classes in finance as well as classes that deal with technology I'm able to blend the two together to get a very accurate representation and understanding on how to model cash flows and options that come with IT assets."Bennette Burks, McCombs MBA 2007
Investment
"In today's global economy, it is critical that managers understand the implications of technology and information systems, both for our own firms as well as those with whom we do business."Phil Bienert, SVP, Web Strategy & Design, Citi
Did you know that half of all investments involve IT? As an investment analyst, you'll need to be able to identify the unique characteristics of technologies and technology-enabled products or services that impact investment outcomes. IM classes will significantly enhance your analytical skills. You'll learn new ways to source data, how to evaluate the viability of high tech companies and products, and how to assess the governance of IT services in terms of productivity, efficiency, and market value.
- MIS 382N.9 Business Intelligence with Data Mining
- MIS 381N.3 (MAN385.9) Strategic Analysis for High Tech Industries
- MIS 381N Information Technology Management
"Knowing the integration problems when companies merge is key in the process of evaluating what the costs and benefits are and what the synergies would be."Olamide Ogungbesan, McCombs MBA 2007
Marketing Concentration
"There's no way we're going to run a business without competency in information management. You need to be able to look across brands, across markets and channels, across consumer segments in order to determine what's going on in the market."Tony Tsai VP International Marketing & Sales The Clorox Company
IM courses will prepare you for the new marketing environment.
Today, marketers rely on transactional data as much as they rely
upon syndicated, survey, and market data to make strategic
decisions. And today's new marketing challenges frequently involve
the high tech industry. IM offers two classes that provide marketers
with a competitive advantage:
- MIS 382N.9 Business Intelligence with Data Mining
- MIS 381N.3 (MAN385.9) Strategic Analysis for High Tech Industries
Consulting and General Management Concentrations
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Information management is the ability to turn data into information and then create knowledge by applying it to a situation."Stu Penny Consultant, Gunpai Corporation
Running a business today requires more than a grasp of accounting, finance, and marketing. You need to understand how information technology facilitates organizational behavior and decision-making. IM offers a full range of courses that provide you with the management perspective necessary to improve organizational information flow, business processes, analyses, and decision making.
