Executive MSIM
For professionals who have been working in an information field for three or more years, the Information School offers the Executive MSIM program, tailored to meet the needs of busy working professionals. Classes are held Friday evenings and during the day on Saturdays, and use work-centered projects to allow students to bring their new-found knowledge immediately into the workplace. Students in the Executive MSIM program come from a variety of organizations, including Boeing, Microsoft, the Seattle Times, AOL, Washington State Department of Transportation, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Starbucks, among many others.
Students in the Executive MSIM program complete a minimum of 47 credits, structured around the following general degree plan.
NOTE: This is a new curriculum plan, and it only applies to incoming students for 2008.
Executive Curriculum: Year 1
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| Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
| Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
| The Information Management Framework (IMT500) |
1 |
Organization of Information and Resources (IMT530) |
4 |
Information Services and Resources (IMT520) |
4 |
| Human Aspects of Information Systems (IMT510) |
4 |
Management of Information Organizations (IMT580) |
4 |
Information Systems and Modeling Using XML (INFX542) or Conceptual Database Design (INFX543) |
4 |
| Design methods for Interaction and Systems (IMT540) |
4 |
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| Total Year 1 Credits |
9 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
Executive Curriculum: Year 2
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| Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
| Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
| Information and the Management of Change (IMT581) |
3 |
Policy, Law, and Ethics in Information Management (IMT550) |
3 |
Capstone: Stakeholders, Information, and Technology (IMT595) |
5 |
| Elective |
4 |
Elective |
4 |
Elective |
3 |
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| Total Year 2 Credits |
7 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
Total Degree Credits |
Minimum 47 |