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COURSE DESCRIPTION

 
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the role of information technology (IT) and management information systems (MIS) in an organization. Students will learn how to select and use the right IT tools to carry out business tasks.  In addition, students will bcome proficient at solving business problems using spreadsheets and will learn the basics of hypertext marketup language (HTML).

CHAPTERS

 
Ch.1 - Welcome to Class
Ch.2 - Information Systems
Ch.3 - Strategic Roles of IS
Ch.5 - Information Systems
Ch.7 - Information Processing
Ch.9 - Software
Ch.10 - Managing Resources
Ch.12 - Telecommunications
Ch.13 - The Internet
Ch.14 - Restructuring Organizations
Ch.15 - Systems Building

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 
Identify the components of an information system project;
Act as a member of a system analysis team;
Interact effectively with users;
Model a system using context diagrams, data flow diagrams, data dictionaries and structured decision methods;
Understand the role of CASE tools in analysis, design and implementation;
Prototype and design user interface modules
Understand the importance of effective scheduling, training, testing and maintenance to the success of an IS project.

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