Web Sites for MIS Academic Programs

Tony Scott Parrish LIS 5916 - Focus on the World Wide Web Summer 1999 77 Total Sites

	Arizona State University, School of Accountancy and Information Management http://www.cob.asu.edu/Acct/DegreeProg/gradprogs/msim/index.htm The Web page is well organized and descriptive. Links are easy to follow. Overall Rating: Good
	Auburn University, College of Business, Management http://www.auburn.edu/business/management/mmis.html Links are easy to read and follow. The colors are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	Baylor University, Hankamer School of Business, Master of Science in Information Systems http://mis.baylor.edu/msis/ The information presented is relevant, but too detailed. Links are fragmented. Overall Rating: Okay
	Boston University, School of Management http://management.bu.edu/grad/mis/index.html The text is crowed and difficult to read for online viewing. Overall Rating: Okay
	Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, Masters of Information Management http://msm.byu.edu/programs/mism/ The Web page format is well designed and links are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	California State University, Masters of Science in Management Science http://business.fullerton.edu/msis/masters.html Content is relevant, and links point to specific sections within the text. Overall Rating: Good
	Carnegie Mellon University, The Heinz School http://info.heinz.cmu.edu/heinz/masters/ Information is well organized and colors are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management http://weatherhead.cwru.edu/msmis/ This art deco format is well designed for perusing the site to gather useful information. Overall Rating: Superb
	Columbia University, School of Business, Concentrations: Management Information, Communications and Media http://www.columbia.edu/cu/business/courses/concen/info_com.html More detailed links need to be included. Text is fragmented and hard to follow. Overall Rating: Good
	Colorado State University, CSU College of Business http://www.biz.colostate.edu/ms_cis/ Web page uses appropriate color and text size is readable. One special feature is a navigation indicator located in the banner graphic. Overall Rating: Good
	Eastern Michigan University, College of Business, Finance & Computer Information Systems http://www.emich.edu/public/fcis/fcishome.html Fragmented links within tables make it somewhat difficult to locate information. Overall Rating: Okay
	Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Computer Science and Information Systems http://alpha.fdu.edu/~levine/ Web site is well organized, colorful and easy to read. Overall Rating: Good
	Florida Atlantic University, College of Business, Department of Information Technology and Operations Management http://www.fau.edu/ug-cat/badegreq.htm#infotech Background color palette interferes with the readability of the text on this site. Overall Rating: Okay
	Florida State University, College of Business, Information and Management Science Department http://www.cob.fsu.edu/ims/master.html The Web page layout is easy to read, and links are simple and relevant. Overall Rating: Good
	Fordham University, Graduate School of Business http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/public/infosys.htm Text print size is too small on both navigation bar and links. Overall Rating: Okay
	Georgia Institute of Technology, The DuPree College Of Management http://www.mgt.gatech.edu/msmprogram/msmbroc.html Site is simple in design and makes effective use of links. Overall Rating: Fair
	International School of Information Management http://www.isimu.edu Site is very organized and has good graphics. Overall Rating: Superb
	John Hopkins University, School of Continuing Studies, Division of Business and Management http://www.scs.jhu.edu/business/msits/msits.htm Information in Web page is relevant, however, page design could be better organized Overall Rating: Good
	Louisiana State University, E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration http://www.bus.lsu.edu/isds/graduate/msmis.html This site is difficult to read and confusing. There are not enough links provided. Overall Rating: Good
	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Sloan School of Management http://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/home.html This site provides easy to use navigable links in a simple to read format. Overall Rating: Good
	Mississippi State University, The College of Business and Industry http://www.cbi.msstate.edu/cobi/mis/ MIS link for course overview does not work. This site is not useful. Overall Rating: Fair
	Montclair State University, School of Business http://www.montclair.edu/pages/IDS/mis.htm The page is well organized, but lacks navigational links for such a long page. Overall Rating: Okay
	New York University, Stern College of Business, MS in Information Systems http://www.stern.nyu.edu/Academic/ Navigation tool bar is great. There is a nice use of colors. Overall Rating: Superb
	Northern Illinois University, College of Business, MS in MIS http://www.cob.niu.edu/grad/mis.html University name graphic is hard to read on Web page. Links are appropriate. Overall Rating: Good
	Northwestern University, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/academic/deptprog/meds_dep/meds_000.htm Web page is brief, well organized and contains relevant links. Overall Rating: Superb
	Pace University, Information Systems Department http://csis.pace.edu/csis/isdept/MastPrgMF.htm This site requires a user to click on several links to reach specific information. Overall Rating: Good
	Purdue University, The Krannert Graduate School of Management http://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/MIS/mis.html Web page graphic images are not displayed, which makes it confusing to the reader. Overall Rating: Fair
	San Jose State University, MIS Department at SJSU http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/dept/mkt&mis/mis/mis_home.htm Site is very intuitive. One special feature is the MIS Career Profile link. Overall Rating: Good
	Seton Hall University, W. Paul Stillman School of Business http://www.shu.edu/academic/business/msis.html Web page is beautifully designed with crisp colors and graphics, and it has relevant links. Overall Rating: Superb
	State University of New York - Albany, School of Information Science & Policy http://www.albany.edu/rcinf/ Web page has great graphics and colors and includes a side menu bar and relevant links. Overall Rating: Good
	State University of New York - Buffalo, Department of Management Science and Systems http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/som/mss/grad.html Layout design is too simple, and there are not enough links. Overall Rating: Okay
	Stevens Institute of Technology, Howe School of Technology of Management http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/stmm/msis/index.htm It provides nice navigable links and very good detailed information. Overall Rating: Superb
	Syracuse University, School of Management http://sominfo.syr.edu/depts/mis/program/grads/grads.htm This is a well designed and readable site containing relevant links. Overall Rating: Okay
	Texas A&M University, Department of Information & Operations Management http://iops.tamu.edu/ Site text size is small and difficult to read. Links are confusing, which makes it hard to locate information. Overall Rating: Fair
	Tulane University, Computer information Systems http://www.tulane.edu/~cis/ The Web site is simple in design with many links. Color is not appropriate. Overall Rating: Fair
	The University of Arizona, College of Business and Public Administration, MIS http://www.bpa.arizona.edu/bpa_departments/mis/ms_program.html Web page has a simple design with relevant links. Overall Rating: Good
	University of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business, Information Systems http://business.ubalt.edu/ Site has great format and color with simple, easy to follow links. Pages are very readable. Overall Rating: Superb
	University of California - Berkeley, School of Information Management & Systems http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/ The school's page is simple in design and has good color, and easy to follow links. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of California - Davis, Graduate School of Management http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/ Main page has good colors and easy to follow links. Overall Rating: Good
	University of Central Oklahoma, Decision Sciences Department http://www.busn.ucok.edu/mba/desci.htm This Web page has navigable links, but lacks creativity in its design. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business http://gsbwww.uchicago.edu/ The links to specific information are not descriptive enough and are difficult to follow. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Denver, Graduate School of Business Administration http://www.cudenver.edu/public/business/msinfosys.html Layout is fragmented making it difficult to read. Important links are at bottom of the page. Overall Rating: Fair
	University of Dayton, MIS and Decision Sciences Department http://www.sba.udayton.edu/mis/ Web page has too many frames and is poorly designed. Overall Rating: Fair
	University of Delaware, MBA Concentrations http://www.mba.udel.edu/program/Concentrations.cfm Page format is well designed for easy viewing. Links and colors are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	University of Detroit Mercy, College of Business Administration http://www.udmercy.edu/academics/business/CISLINKS.htm The Web page print size is too small and colors are not appropriate. Overall Rating: Fair
	University of Florida, Department of Decision and Information Sciences http://www.cba.ufl.edu/dis/MSProgram.html The page is well designed with relevant links. Overall Rating: Good
	The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, MIS http://blaze.cba.uga.edu/management/mis.html Site is very text intensive and does not provide enough relevant links. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Hawaii, Department of Information & Computer Sciences http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/ Site has nice colors and graphics. Links are relevant, but there are too many. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Idaho, Department of Business http://www.uidaho.edu/catalog/5bus.html Web page text is very comprehensive, but too long for online viewing. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Illinois at Springfield, Department of Management Information Systems http://www.uis.edu/~hadidi/Dept.html This page is designed well and has appropriate color and readable text size. Overall Rating: Superb
	University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Department of Management Sciences http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/mansci/ Web page design is simple and easy to use. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Kansas, School of Business http://www.bschool.ukans.edu/Programs/Master/MSIS-1/ Page frame makes it easy to scroll through information. Links and colors are appropriate. Overall Rating: Good
	University of Maryland, The Robert H. Smith School of Business, Decision and Information Technologies http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/dit/ Site has many relevant links. A helpful search feature is the use of combo boxes. Overall Rating: Good
	University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business and Economics http://www.people.memphis.edu/~infosys/memphis/ Page layout is very compact and has appropriate colors and links for online review. Overall Rating: Good
	University of Miami, Computer Information Systems Department http://www.bus.miami.edu/cis/#gpro1 Links are embedded within the text, which makes it difficult to read the page and locate specific information. Overall Rating: Poor
	University of Missouri St. Louis, School of Business Administration http://www.umsl.edu/business/mis/ms_req_mis.html Color is inappropriate and overpowering for viewing. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Production & Decisions Sciences http://www.csb.uncwil.edu/depts/pds/whypds.html There are no links to aid the user in navigating through the departmental site. Overall Rating: Poor
	The University of Oklahoma, Michael F. Price College of Business, MIS Program http://www.ou.edu/mis/index.htm Page color is too bright and hard on the eyes. Overall Rating: Fair
	University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Information Science and Technology http://www.istis.unomaha.edu/isqa/gpgm.htm Web page design is poorly organized, however, the information is relevant. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of North Texas, College of Business Administration http://www.coba.unt.edu/ Academic Web pages are well designed. Color, graphics and links are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Business, Technology Management Program http://www.seas.upenn.edu/profprog/emtm/ Information is well organized and the links are descriptive and easy to follow. Overall Rating: Good
	University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business http://www.katz.pitt.edu/index.asp?pid=02_02_01_02 This page is professionally designed with good color and has intuitive links to information. Overall Rating: Superb
	University of Rochester, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration http://www.ssb.rochester.edu/programs/html/concentrationsmba.html The Web page is well organized and has plenty of easy to follow links. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business http://www.marshall.usc.edu/iom/ Solid design makes this site easy to navigate. A "navigation bar" whose graphics change depending on the current directory is a nice reminder that pages don't have to be identical to make a site coherent. Overall Rating: Good
	University of South Florida, Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department http://www.coba.usf.edu/departments/isds/programs/master.html Text is very long and needs some links to better organize the information. Overall Rating: Fair
	University of Tampa http://www.utampa.edu/acad/cob/mbaredex.htm Page title and links are clearly defined, however, a user must intuitively know to scroll down the page to find specific academic program information. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Business, Information Management http://www.bus.utexas.edu/~im/ This site has simple, but practical design features and relevant links. Overall Rating: Fair
	The University of Vermont, School of Business http://bart.emba.uvm.edu/ugrecr/mis.asp This Web site text is comprehensive, readable, and relevant. Color is appropriate. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of Washington, Tacoma, Business Administration http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/business/infotec.html Academic page is clear, but external links are not enough. Color could be better. Overall Rating: Okay
	University of West Florida, College of Business http://www.uwf.edu/~cob/managemis/mis-pg.htm This Web page is well organized. Color, text and links are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Business Administration http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Business/MIS/mbamis.html Page design is nicely organized with easy to follow links. Overall Rating: Fair
	Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management http://mba.vanderbilt.edu/external/mba_curr.htm The navigation bar on left is essential in navigating this site. Color and links are appropriate. Overall Rating: Superb
	Wayne State University, School of Business Administration http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/home.htm The page design is simple and contains relevant links. Site uses only one color, which is not appropriate. Overall Rating: Okay
	Webster University, Southern California, School of Business & Technology http://www.websteru.edu/degree/default.htm Frames overwhelm this academic page. Color and links are relevant. Overall Rating: Good
	Wichita State University, Barton School of Business http://www.mrc.twsu.edu/mis/ The layout page has nice color and graphics, but the external links were hard to find. Overall Rating: Good
	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Management http://mgnt.wpi.edu/graduate/ms/index.htm Solid design makes this site easy to navigate. Colors, text and links are clearly defined. Overall Rating: Superb
	Wright State University, College of Business and Administration http://www.wright.edu/coba/coba_adm/acprogs/ This site is easy to use and has good graphics. Overall Rating: Good