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Graduate Catalog
Information Quality, M.S.
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The Master of Science in Information Quality degree is offered through the Department of Information Science. It is designed to prepare students for careers in industry and government as well as advanced graduate studies. The curriculum is designed to balance information quality theory with industry best practices using state-of-the-art tools and technology. The curriculum is based on the Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate Degree Programs in Information Systems endorsed by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Association for Information Systems (AIS). The course content has been developed with the support of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Information Quality Program, based at the MIT Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development, and with additional help from leading practitioners and researchers in the information quality community. The program is accessible to both day and evening students as well as full- and part-time students. In addition, the program is available online through UA Little Rock Online.
For more information, please visit the program’s website, the LinkedIn Group, and the Facebook page.
Admission Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree in information science, computer science, computer information systems, management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
- Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test section or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores. For regular admission, applicants should have a minimum GRE Verbal Reasoning score of 142, a minimum GRE Quantitative Reasoning score of 142 (minimum total Score of 290), and a GRE Analytical Writing score of at least 3.0 or a GMAT Score of at least 420. The GRE/GMAT requirement is waived for applicants who have completed the UALR Information Quality graduate certificate program with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Statement of interest
- Resume
- Completion of any remedial coursework that the department may specify; in particular, all students seeking regular admission to the program are expected to have completed (with a grade of B or better in each course) undergraduate coursework equivalent to the following UALR undergraduate courses:
- IFSC 20003 (was 2300) Object-oriented Software
- IFSC 32003 (was 3320) Database Concepts
- MATH 21003 (was STAT 2350) Introduction to Statistical Methods
- Waiver of any or all of these prerequisite courses is at the discretion of the Information Quality Graduate Committee.
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Program Requirements
There are three curriculum options within the Master of Science in Information Quality degree program, a thesis option and project option( which includes an alternative for a cooperative education experience), and a course-only option. Thesis Option
Thirty-three (33) credit hours, consisting of 27 hours of course work plus a minimum of six credit hours of INFQ 79801 , INFQ 79802 , INFQ 79803 , INFQ 79804 , INFQ 79805 , or INFQ 79806 , Thesis. Total thesis credits exceeding the minimum will not be count towards minimum course requirements. Course Only Option
Thirty-three (33) credit hours, consisting of 27 hours of core course work plus a minimum of six additional credit hours of INFQ or IFSC graduate-level courses. To be eligible to enroll
To be eligible to enroll in thesis, project, or cooperative education courses, a student must first meet the following requirements: - Have completed at least nine hours of required or elective program course work.
- Be in good standing in the program.
- In the case of the thesis option, successfully defend a thesis proposal to his or her thesis committee.
- In the case of the project option, has secured a faculty advisor, an external project sponsor, and has a project plan approved by the MSIQ program committee.
In addition to the above requirements, a student approved to enroll in thesis hours must continue to enroll in at least three hours of thesis hours each semester (fall, spring, and Summer I) until he or she has successfully defended his or her thesis. Similarly, a student approved to enroll in project hours must continue to enroll in at least three hours of project hours each semester (fall, spring, and Summer I) until he or she has successfully defended his or her project. Exceptions to this policy will be granted only in cases of significant hardship. Exceptions must be requested in writing and approved by the student’s thesis or project advisor and the graduate coordinator. Core Requirements
All students must take the following seven courses (21 credit hours): Information Quality Courses
Information Science Courses
INFQ Elective:
Any three-hour graduate course with an INFQ prefix such as: Non-INFQ Elective:
Any three-hour graduate course without the INFQ prefix such as: |
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