BU 231 - Business Systems

Credit Hours: 3

The course is designed to be an introduction to the theory and practice related to the development and operation of information systems in organizations. Emphasis will be placed on the development and management of information systems. Applications, techniques and tools involved in management information systems, such as the processing of data and information via computers will be discussed and/or used.

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

create and edit documents in Word with enhanced page layout and design;
navigate and format business documents;
edit academic documents according to MLA style;
analyze and chart financial data using Excel;
create a professional presentation using PowerPoint;
add media and special effects to the presentation; and
create and build a database using Access and define table relationships.

Prerequisites: BU 131 or permission of the instructor.
F/S (C, N, S)