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Fall 2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DA 190 - Introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS)


Credit Hours: 4

A comprehensive course that will examine the role of information systems in business. Emphasis will be placed on information systems and their impact on business processes, organizational strategy, competitive advantage and decision making in organizations. Basic data, software and hardware principles and usage will be introduced.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion, the student will be able to:

  • define MIS and its role in organizations;
  • demonstrate knowledge of how MIS can improve business processes, organizational strategy competitive advantage and decision making in organizations;
  • demonstrate knowledge of basic data, hardware and software principles and how they relate to the use of IS in organizations; and
  • explain how IS can provide an organization with a competitive advantage.


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