The purpose of the course is to provide students with solid grounding in business uses of information technology in a rapidly changing environment, and to provide discussion of critical issues surrounding the use of IT in organizations. Specific learning objectives are:

1. Recall and explain terminology and concepts related to hardware, software, and networks. This includes:
• Describe basic information technology concepts
• Define various business information systems, including transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, group support systems, and enterprise resource planning systems
• Define and distinguish among the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets

2. Increase awareness of ethical issues related to using technology in business contexts.

3. Use information technology as a tool to do essential business tasks. This includes:
• Create documents, presentations, and spreadsheets
• Use the web to find information and/or create web pages