Course Descriptions

The goal of this course is to provide the student with a practical understanding of spreadsheets and presentation graphics software, their application in business, and to help the student to identify areas for improvement in their word processing and Internet skills.

This course provides the student with fundamentals of using image editing and digital publishing software techniques to edit bitmap graphics for use in advertising application, business and corporate communications and web page design.

The course introduces the student to Adobe Dreamweaver, and Fireworks Website design software. The student will be able to create basic websites as applied to small and medium size businesses. Instruction on how to create and optimize images suitable for internet and website development software as applied in business communications.

This course provides students with the knowledge and ability to implement advanced Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in a wide range of business analyses.

The goal of this course is to give students an understanding of the fundamental principles of data networks and how to manage business databases.

This course provides an introduction to the role of information systems in organizations; how information systems can be used by an organization to achieve an advantage over its competition; and how information technology will affect managers and organizations in the future.

It is essential that a business leader understand the fundamental principles of effective planning for information security and disaster recovery considering the present and future global environment. The goal of this course is to cover business managerial aspects of security and disaster recovery by presenting methods to identify vulnerabilities and implement appropriate countermeasures to prevent and mitigate failure risks for the business enterprise.

This course provides an overview of the advanced skills necessary to design effective interactive Web sites.

This course emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning. It presents a range of concepts, skills, tools, techniques and methodologies so students can become effective business systems analysts who can collaborate with information technology workers to create robust information systems for business. Students will learn the framework of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) model as it is used for identification and development of business requirements, business processes, analysis and design, as used in the construction, deployment and ongoing maintenance of complex information systems. The course will also investigate alternatives to acquiring software used to satisfy business goals, objectives and needs.

This course presents a deep view of management analytics which includes data visualization, data mining and information dissemination approaches, skills, tools and techniques required to run, grow and transform the Business. With this knowledge, students will incorporate the concepts and theories learned in other School of Business courses, to solve integrated business problems. Students' understanding of advanced business analytics toolkits will be strengthened as they learn how to acquire, mine, analyze, disseminate and apply voluminous data sets (big data/social media data) to decision making in today's on-demand economy.

This course presents a deep view of business information ethics, privacy, security and sustainability in business. Students will be introduced to concepts and frameworks surrounding the definitions, core topics and issues of ethics in such areas as information technology, big data and artificial intelligence (AI). Students learn about the business systems that are most at risk regarding privacy, security and sustainability issues, as well as the importance of an organization-wide approach to these issues. Students also learn the standards that business managers must follow to balance sustainable environmental, social and economic responsibilities, with their obligations to stakeholders.