Traditionally used in the defense and construction industries, project management has become important in many areas of the business, including new product development, launching marketing campaigns, production process improvements, and mergers and acquisitions. The purpose of this course is to introduce some of the most exciting concepts that are emerging in the field of electronic commerce, which are expected to shape both consumer and business applications in the coming decade. The objective of this course is to examine the technical and managerial aspects of electronic commerce. Analysis of file organization techniques and of hierarchical, network, and relational data models. Database integrity and administration are considered.
Students implement a data base file system with query capability.
The value of databases to managers is stressed.