BMIS 2411 - Information Systems

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Information Systems
BMIS 2411
Credits:	3
Prerequisites:	None

This course provides an overview of Information Technology (IT) and its application in a business. The course takes a strategic focus and points to decisions that executives need to make about IT. This "view from 30,000 feet" is intended to emphasize millions of dollars rather than day-to-day decisions. Strategic frameworks and analytical processes win out over programming and the use of tools. By analyzing several business cases, we focus on competitive advantage and the potential to shape a marketplace. Topics that are covered include strategic models, organizational impacts, the design of work and business processes, IT architecture and infrastructure, electronic commerce, structure and functions of an IT department, and how projects are managed. An application project allows students to look deeply into how one particular technological innovation might affect a firm of the students’ choice.