Business examples will be used to teach the fundamentals of spreadsheets and their use in business applications. A grade of C or better in DESC 210. Analysis, design, and implementation of MIS software. Microcomputing lab for database and spreadsheet applications. Introduction to the principles of designing, maintaining, and manipulating databases.
Emphasis is on relational databases.
Applications will be business oriented, such as accounts receivables, order entry, customer history, etc. Hands-on implementation using a software package is required. Treatment of the lifecycle of a computer information system with emphasis on information requirements analysis, feasibility studies, economics, systems design, equipment selection, and the implemen-tation process. Term project required. Discussion of the uses of an economics perspective to study issues arising in the management and control of information systems.