Students will be asked to read and think as informed readers and to respond to issues or problems raised in cases in an analytic and creative manner. Each student will research, prepare, write and present a topic report and their research to the 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. Overview of data management concepts and technologies and how they fit into corporate information processing environment. 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.