Foundations of information systems; introduction to information systems in business; why study information systems?; why businesses need information technology; fundamentals of informations systems; information technology - a managerial overview; introduction to computer hardware; computer systems - end user and enterprise computing; computer peripherals - input, output and storage technologies; introduction to computer software; application software - end user applications; technical foundations of database management; business application so of information technology; the Internet and electronic commerce; the Internet and business; fundamentals of electronic commerc; intranets and extranets in business; strategic applications and issues in information technology; managing information technology; managing IT - security and ethical challenges; ethical and societal challenges of information technology.
