This course assumes no prior data communications and computer networks knowledge. It combines technical aspects with practical business applications without resorting to a rigorous mathematical approach. It involves intensive use of advanced DBMS tools. Legal and ethical aspects of software, and human factors, are discussed. Searches, reporting, subprograms, random files, indexed sequential files, various sorting routines, debugging techniques, programming style, optimization techniques, structured and modular programming concepts, transferability and portability strategies, and documentation, including writing program specifications and users' manuals.
Most organizations use computers for operations, control and planning, and for office automation.
While computers facilitate and enhance the functioning of organizations, they also add to the responsibilities of managers. In this course, students learn how to acquire, organize, monitor and control information resources. The course also discusses problems unique to the management of information resources. Nine hours of IS courses, not including IS 215 . This is the capstone course.