Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the use of computers and other information systems technologies in organizations. Topics covered include IT strategy, IT infrastructure and emerging technologies, telecommunications, security, privacy,and ethics, analytics, and contemporary applications of technology in organizational environments. The course will also provide students exposure to a computational-thinking approach to problem solving, a fundamental skill for all students, via hands-on experience to basic programming constructs such as control statements. Working individually and in groups, students will apply their knowledge by developing, where appropriate, applications using widely used spreadsheet and database management software. CIS 1357 may not be used in lieu of CIS2200 to satisfy the prerequisite to any intermediate or advanced CIS course. Students may receive credit for both CIS 1357 and CIS 2200.