3370 Management Information Systems. A framework for the understanding of the role of Management Information Systems in organizations. The course includes related terminology and concepts, organizational information requirements and database and systems development principles. The objective is to prepare students to understand, evaluate, and appreciate the role of management information systems in today's business world, primarily from an end-user, managerial perspective. 3372 DataBase Management and Retrieval.
Emphasis is on construction of file organizations and retrieval methods for accessing the database.
Overview of the system development life cycle. Emphasis is on current system documentation flows, data flows, data structures, file designs, input and output designs and program specifications. Discussion of information gathering and reporting activities and of the transition from analysis to design. Included are index sequential and direct access file processing, report-writer feature, sort feature, and subprogramming. Computer Data Base Systems.