BUS 370 - Management Information Systems

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
This course will explore the dynamic relationship and challenges associated with the integration of information systems within the modern business enterprise. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of strategic decision making related to implementation of enterprise systems, emerging technology, network and information security, and collaborations within a global marketplace.
Course Outcomes:

Explain capabilities that Information Systems can provide for an organization using appropriate vocabulary.
Evaluate information systems solutions for application in a start-up organization and a large corporation.
Explore analytical tools used to evaluate success of information system implementations.
Analyze factors that lead to success or failure in systems implementations.
Create a plan for information security and disaster recovery.
Explore emerging technologies for the future of Information Technology.
Propose application of emerging technologies to a business case.

Course Topics:

Introduction to Management Information Systems
Business Process and Decision Making
Productivity, Innovation, and Strategy
Database and Content Management
Decision Making Business Intelligence
Competitive Advantage and Business Process
Hardware and Software
Networks and Collaboration
E-Commerce, Social Networking, and Web
Managing Information Security and Privacy