Courses

Comprehensive overview of information systems (IS), which explores the strategic and tactical nature of IS. The basic concepts in analyzing and designing information systems for business applications will be presented. Aspects of data management and data analytics, and data mining will be covered. New trends in the IT industry are covered and new business models are highlighted. Students will also be introduced to modern information systems infrastructure such as telecommunications, networks, and information systems security. The course will also cover the use of Software Applications Package in Creating Decision Support Systems.

Course Topics:

• Transformation from Atoms to Bits

• Information Goods: Properties and Pricing

• Technology and Intellectual Property (IP)

• Information Technology (IT)-Enabled Strategic Competitiveness, IT Strategies

• IT and Organizations with coverage of Enterprise Based Systems

• Hardware, Software and Networks

• Business Decision Making Using Applications Software and Programming Languages

• Fundamentals of Database Management and Data Analytics

• Electronic Commerce, Cloud Computing and Security, Shared Economy and Artificial Intelligence

• Web 2.0, Social Media and Social Networks

Course Objectives:

1. Assess the current uses and value of IS in an organization, identify where IS can provide strategic advantage, and identify where firms and markets are vulnerable to being disrupted or severely compromised.

2. Use application productivity packages to model, solve and inform decision makers about business problems/solutions.

3. Develop solutions to managerial challenges and opportunities posed by the disruptive nature of technology IS.

4. Apply theoretical frameworks and case examples from class to new situations to make recommendations to decision makers in the context of local, regional and global settings.

5. Identify situations where the use of IS and IT can lead to ethical dilemmas and justify outcomes to those situations.

Faculty Champion: Prof. Zeinab Karake

The course introduces structured and object-oriented programming and its applications in business functions and analytics. Students will apply problem-solving skills to create software solutions using programming logic and data structures. The course especially emphasizes learning by doing exercises using a modern, high-level programming language and industry standard software.

Course Topics:

• Transformation from Atoms to Bits

• Information Goods: Properties and Pricing

• Technology and Intellectual Property (IP)

• Information Technology (IT)-Enabled Strategic Competitiveness, IT Strategies

• IT and Organizations with coverage of Enterprise Based Systems

• Hardware, Software and Networks

• Business Decision Making Using Applications Software and Programming Languages

• Fundamentals of Database Management and Data Analytics

• Electronic Commerce, Cloud Computing and Security, Shared Economy and Artificial Intelligence

• Web 2.0, Social Media and Social Networks

Course Objectives:

1. Assess the current uses and value of IS in an organization, identify where IS can provide strategic advantage, and identify where firms and markets are vulnerable to being disrupted or severely compromised.

2. Use application productivity packages to model, solve and inform decision makers about business problems/solutions.

3. Develop solutions to managerial challenges and opportunities posed by the disruptive nature of technology IS.

4. Apply theoretical frameworks and case examples from class to new situations to make recommendations to decision makers in the context of local, regional and global settings.

5. Identify situations where the use of IS and IT can lead to ethical dilemmas and justify outcomes to those situations.

Faculty Champion: Prof. John Bono