Each course in this series introduces the student to a different software application, operating system, or facet of the internet. Through these courses, the student learns how to use the computer as a tool for solving specific types of problems. Types of application software covered in these courses include word processing, spreadsheets, database design and development, presentation packages, telecommunications, operating systems, desktop publishing, graphics, web page design and development, internet research, and others as needed. This course introduces the student to the broad concepts of information systems, the Microsoft Office Suite, and desktop computers in general, through lectures, independent study and practical exercises.
Students participate in practical application exercises and individual presentations.
An introductory course teaching design, development, and creation of multimedia applications on the personal computer. Topics include hardware and software used in multimedia, use of presentation software to create interactive visual aids, and authoring tools. Topics include development of graphical user interface, input and output operations, arithmetic operations, data types, conditional branching, looping structures, functions and parameter passing, and general programming techniques. This course looks at how information systems are used in the corporate world to enhance and achieve goals and objectives. Emphasis is on how managers use different MIS methodologies in a variety of situations.