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. Broad introduction to business data communications.
Emphasis is on the integration of data communications into the automated business office.
Broad introduction to applications of artificial intelligence. Emphasis is on the use and application of expert systems and natural languages in business and public sector organizations. In-depth analysis of selected topics that highlight the latest developments in the information resource management field, including contemporary research findings and case studies of information systems in business and other organizations. Faculty-governed field experience in a Northern Virginia business. Teams of students, matched with client firms through the Entrepreneurship Center, propose action plans relating to a major problem or opportunity faced by the company.