This course familiarizes students with basic business problems and operations and provides an understanding of how information systems can be used to benefit organiza- tions. It also introduces students to the pitfalls of developing and implementing informations systems in organizations and helps students improve critical thinking skills. 3.00 Focuses on how to design databases for given problems, and how to use database systems effectively. Explores the interaction of high technology, employment, and class structure. 3.00 The theoretical underpinnings of information retrieval are covered to give the student a solid base for further work with retrieval systems.
Emphasis is given to the process of textual information for machine indexing and retrieval.
Aspects of information retrieval covered include document description, query formulation, retrieval algorithms, query matching, and system evaluation. The course emphasizes programming practice. 3.00 This course continues to develop design and programming skills for the development of Internet information systems. It studies and compares various web servers, applications servers, and different server-side programming languages. Focuses on the broad foundational coverage of key technologies as well as the key concepts in network planning, design, and management.