Respond to issues or problems raised in cases in an analytic and creative manner. Present topic report and research to class. Introduces basic management information and decision support system concepts, characteristics, and design. Study of IS technology provides a foundation for studying ISs, their development, and management. Underlying theme of the course is the use of IS technology for operating support, improving productivity, and gaining competitive advantage.
Students use decision support tools to reinforce IS theory and concepts.
Open only to full-time M.B.A. students. Focus areas are software project management, information gathering, structured analysis and design techniques, management of software evolution, and computer-assisted software engineering. Topics can relate to policy, technology, hardware, software, or other MIS related topics. Requires student to select, research, and report on topics of current interest and importance within MIS area. Requires each student to design and implement data base applications using selected microcomputer and mainframe DBMS technology in business.