Information Systems Today: Why IS matters 3rd Edition Authors:  Jessup & Valacich Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 2008

Rapid changes and advances in information technology (IT) are dramatically changing the ways in which businesses operate. These IT-enabled changes affect how customers interact with a business, how businesses interact with each other, and how the employees of an organization work individually and cooperatively. This course will provide academic preparation so that students can successfully participate in this information-intensive business environment. Students will learn about IT through hands-on experience, reading assignments, student-teacher discussions, expert guests, group work, peer consultations, in-class and email discussions.

• You will learn how firms can use IT to be more successful
• You will become familiar with the application software needed in the Shidler College of Business courses and in your business career
• You will learn how to think strategically about IT to aid in your business career
• You will learn about current IT trends and  basic IT valuation and management issues
• You will learn the rudiments of IT system processes and development methods