The purpose of this course is to build on the basic foundation concepts in management
information systems. Students taking this course will become more knowledgeable and
better able to participate in information systems decisions.   Becoming a
knowledgeable participant means learning the basic concepts and feeling comfortable
enough to ask questions.   And teaching someone to become a knowledgeable participant
means providing them with readings and leading discussions so they can test their
knowledge.  The textbook used for this course was written to provide the basic
readings and concepts.

The course content is designed into three specific modules: a) Managing IS and the
Business, b) Building IS Strategy, and c) Managing IS projects. Module 1: Managing IS
and the Business will provide frameworks and sets of examples for understanding links
between IS and organizational forms (Chapter 2), individual work (Chapter 3),
business strategy (Chapter 4), and business transformation (Chapter 5).

Module 2: Building IS strategy will cover IS architecture (i.e., hardware, software,
networks, and data), Internet, human resource management, knowledge management, and
ethical issues in IS. 

Module 3: Managing IS Projects will over the fundamental topics in software project
management. Topics related to both the art and science of project management will be
covered. First, the science of project management will include project planning,
estimating, scheduling, resourcing, cost management, as well as an introduction to
project management software (i.e., Microsoft Project). Finally, the art of project
management will revisit topics from Modules 1 and 2 to discuss project human resource
management, communications management, risk management, and project prioritization.