This course emphasizes the strategic and management issues associated with the effective use of information technology. Topics in this course include information systems (IS), databases, enterprise applications, technology trends, business models, network effects, disruptive technologies, big data, business intelligence, and digital innovations. The course will provide students with an understanding of how IS can affect an organization’s processes and operations, and impact its strategic and competitive advantages. It will help students to (1) recognize the strategic role of IS in contemporary business organizations, (2) understand the key concepts and issues related to new business models, and (3) understand how emerging information technology influences business firms of the future.

CILO-1: Demonstrate fundamental knowledge related to data flow and databases and they can assess the usefulness of enterprise applications. CILO-2: Describe technology trends and how they have led to new and emerging products and services. CILO-3: Relate the link between competitive strategy and information systems and analyze how business models can be supported or sustained using concepts such as network effects, digital innovations, big data, and business intelligence.