Course Assignment

Description:

The design of computer based information systems to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency in the development and implementation of organizational strategy and the control and evaluation of organizational activities. Attention is devoted to decision support systems that support empowerment of individuals in agile organizations.

Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Analyze the roles of information systems in an organization.

2. Examine the types of information systems and how they process data.

3. Analyze data, text, and document management as well as their impacts on performance.

4. Examine the impact of business networks and wireless broadband networks on businesses and organizations.

5. Analyze the functions and financial values of IT security.

6. Examine e-business strategies and e-commerce operations.

7. Examine the growing role of mobile computing technologies in the business world.

8. Analyze how businesses are using online communities and social networking services.

9. Examine companies need for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

10. Examine BA architecture, data mining, predictive analytics, dashboards, scorecards, and other reporting and visualization tools.

11. Examine major types of outsourcing, reasons for outsourcing, and the risks and benefits.