The objective of this course is to impart a basic understanding of the key concepts that govern how management information systems work, and how they enable new forms of organization and commerce. An allied purpose is to familiarize each student with commonly used business analysis/modeling and Web publishing tools.

Central to the advances in the last few years has been the widespread proliferation of the Internet and the World-Wide Web; in the second half of the course, detailed attention will be given to topics surrounding electronic commerce, the network economy, and other technology trends we forsee as being crucial to managers of the future.