MSIQ

UALR Master of Science in Information Quality

MSIQ News & Announcements

• State of Information and Data Governance report

• Chuck Backus, Qbase CTO, Guest Speaker for April 22nd

• Dr. John Talburt Receives DAMA International 2008 Academic Award

• UALR Applied Science Ph.D. in Information Quality Open for Admission

• MIT IQ Industry Symposium, July 16-17, 2008

• UALR IQ Program Hosts Researcher from Australia

• Information/Data Governance Survey by IAIDQ and UALR

• MSIQ Graduates First Student

• MIT Industry Symposium on IQ Donates Seed Money for UALR Ph.D. in IQ

• Citizant Inc. Becomes MSIQ Contributing Sponsors

About the Program

The Master of Science Degree in Information Quality (MSIQ) is designed to prepare students to pursue careers such as Data Quality Manager, Data Quality Analyst, Data Quality Consultant, and Data Quality System Developer, or to pursue doctoral-level graduate studies in preparation for information quality research and instructional roles. Established in 2006 by the UALR Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Information Quality (MIT IQ) Program, the MSIQ program is dedicated to promoting state of the art curriculum in information quality education, contributing new ideas to the information quality knowledge base, and establishing information quality partnerships with the community, government, and industry.

The MSIQ degree offered through the UALR Department of Information Science is designed to meet the growing demands by government, industry, and non-profit organizations for qualified professionals who can understand and apply:

• Concepts, principles, tools, and models essential in defining, measuring, analyzing, and improving the quality of data as judged by its fitness for use in a particular application
• Development of information quality strategies, policies, and programs to support an organization’s operational, tactical, and strategic needs
• Interrelationships between information quality and other key information issues such as data privacy and protection, enterprise architecture, data mining, and data integration processes including identity resolution and customer relationship management
• Information Science theories and practices in the areas of database systems, systems analysis, and information visualization
• A learning environment that promotes critical thinking, communication skills, and project management

Thank you for your interest in the Master of Science Degree in Information Quality (MSIQ). We hope you find this website helpful in learning more about the MSIQ program at UALR.