Fundamentals of Information Technology

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The role of information technology is central to businesses and has had a broad impact on society. This course introduces how information technology is used to support business processes and enterprise-wide initiatives to fulfill the strategic, tactical and operational requirements of business organizations such as customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), and e-Business. The course also looks at the role of emerging technologies such as Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing and Social Networking. The social, ethical, and security issues that arise with the adoption of information technology is discussed in class as well. Various business scenarios/problems are presented to teach students how to use IT to formulate, analyze, and solve problems and to enhance their analytical skills. The last several lectures will consist of workshops that will introduce students to SQL, Tableau and other relevant skill sets when working with information.