Topics include fundamentals of systems theory, information technology architecture, technology trends, and business requirement definition. Individually and through teams, students demonstrate proficiency in investigating one or more assigned business problems, developing a definition, building a business case for Business Information Technology solutions, and planning for effectively communicating with all levels of an organization to achieve support for that case. This course examines current trends in business communications and electronic commerce within Internet and Intranet settings, the use of search engines, and other associated productivity tools. Students develop skills in examining and evaluating web sites for design functionality, aesthetic appeal and business application utility. Students learn to develop web site applications involving HTML, XML, CGI, PERL, ASP, animation, video and audio streaming, and other interactive tools.
Students work individually and in teams.
Design concepts involving the physical and logical organization of data, data relationships and operational requirements of database systems are explored in-depth. Students design and populate a database using a relational database program. Several different network operating systems are examined. This course examines the design logic and fundamentals of programming languages. Topics include an introduction to event driven and structured programming, algorithm design, control structures, and data structures.