2017-2018 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IST6010 - Technology for Managerial Decision Making

(3 units)
The course covers a detailed study of a variety of state-of-the-art technologies available in the marketplace as options for enterprise planning and management and for facilitating managerial decisions.  Example topics include reengineering, electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic commerce, web business strategies, decision support systems, risk management systems, neural networks, expert systems and software productivity management. The course also introduces aspects of business functions integration and operational data/project management with technology using the SAP software which is the world’s leading provider of client/server software. A venture/business plan is developed during the course. In addition to the classroom instruction, students have the option to get real-world experience through a practicum in an approved organizational setting for 100 - 160 hours or an applied project designed with the instructor. (International students need to meet their international student advisor for details).