This course provides in-depth experience with spreadsheets and database software on microcomputers. A graphical operating environment such as Windows is used. Students are required to design and develop projects which address common business problems. Relevant information systems concepts providing the foundation for advanced study in MIS are provided. This course is an introduction to programming in procedural language.
Emphasis is placed on problem solving and writing well-structured programs.
This course is a continuation of MIS 2388. Emphasis is placed on the development of good programming habits. More advanced language features are introduced. The student is introduced to information technology as available and used by today's organization and to the basic concepts involved in present-day information management. The end-user environment and the automated workplace are viewed with an emphasis on the role of the information system and the impact of information technology.