it205 | undergraduate
Management Of Information Systems
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The Role of Information Systems
- Describe the people, organizational, and technological components of an information system.
- Identify enterprise systems and their use in business.
- Explain the function of information systems in business.
- Explain how information systems help organizations use synergies, core competencies, and network-based strategies to achieve competitive advantage.
Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure: Hardware and Software
- Identify the components of IT infrastructure.
- List the major computer hardware, data storage, and input and output technologies used in business.
- Identify the major types of computer software used in business.
Telecommunication, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
- Explain how the Internet and Internet technology work, and how they support communication and e-business.
- Identify the principal technologies and standards for wireless networking, communication, and Internet access.
- Identify the principal components of telecommunications networks and key networking technologies.
Security, Ethics, and Social Issues
- Explain the business value of security and control.
- Identify important tools and technologies for safeguarding information resources.
- Debate the ethical, social, and political issues raised by information systems.
- Identify the five moral dimensions of the information age.
- Compare and contrast the types of electronic payment systems.
- Explain the effect of Internet technology on business models.
- Identify the unique features of e-commerce, digital markets, and digital goods.
- Explain how enterprise systems help organizations achieve operational excellence.
- Identify the challenges posed by enterprise applications.
- Describe how customer relationship management (CRM) systems help organizations achieve customer intimacy.
Building Information Systems and Managing Projects
- Explain the core problem-solving steps for developing new information systems.
- Compare and contrast alternative systems-building approaches.
- Compare and contrast alternative methodologies for modeling and designing systems.
- Explain best practices for information systems project management.
- Identify major concepts of IT.
Foundations of Business Intelligence, Decision-Making, and Managing Knowledge
- Explain the effect of database tools and technologies on business performance and decision-making.
- Explain the role of information policy and data administration in managing organizational data resources.
- Identify the types of systems used for enterprise-wide knowledge management.
- Identify the major types of knowledge work systems.
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