STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Study how organizations are structured and how information flows within them.

 II.     Understand how IT supports the flow of information.

 III.    Understand the challenge of managing information systems within an organization.

 IV.     Describe the types of IT systems that support organizations.

 V.      Learn how to plan for information technology systems and identify the need for it within an organization.

 VI.     Learn how to provide a work environment that accommodates diversity and encourages ethical behavior

 VII.    Understand the business environment of the future and the factors that will shape it.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Characteristics of today's business world

 II.     Using IT systems to gain a competitive advantage

 III.    Understanding databases and managing information.

 IV.     Electronic Commerce

 V.      Technologies of the future.

 VI.     Designing and developing IT systems

 VII.    Security and Ethics

 VIII.   The future of IT