A "hands-on" laboratory course that provides an introduction to microcomputer concepts, MS-DOS operating system, word processing software, and spreadsheet software.

• Wrote a short paper in Microsoft Word 6. Used features within word to show an understand of their uses.
• Created a personal budget spreadsheet using Excel. Used formulas and functions to show an understand of their applications. Also created four graphs (bar, line, pie, and stacked-column) to demonstrate how graphics can make data more meaningful.

To learn and become proficient in the design, coding, debugging and maintenance of well-structured business programs, using COBOL and Visual BASIC in the practical application of programming principles covered in the lectures.

Completed one major group project -- the Problem Definition Report (PDR) based on a case problem. The team had to (1) specify system objectives, project constraints, and project scope; (2) an understanding of the current system, including its organizational context (organization chart, context diagrams, affinity diagrams, and enterprise object model), and the catalysts prompting the organization to develop a new system; and (3) an analysis of project risk and feasibility.

The objective of this course is to develop understanding and appreciation for the history, development and use of data communications and telecommunications. Varied components of today’s technology-based communications systems are examined.

Concepts, components, architectures, protocols and standards for message movement within an information network are analyzed. Develop understanding and familiarity of network design and development process.

Developed a Circuit Costing Design Tool using Excel for a Voice-Grade Leased Circuit. The costing model is implemented in a reusable spreadsheet template that will provide an explicit data input area, output display area and off-model calculation/data storage areas appropriate to the circuit type being modeled.

The complexities involved in designing communications networks needed to achieve business goals and objectives are explored through a term project. Analyzed organization of project team and formulation of Network Design Lifecycle (NDLC). Also include preliminary analysis and development of a network design toolkit, consisting of a set of spreadsheet templates for costing out a variety of network design alternatives. Three exercises were performed to demonstrate term project team understanding of message analysis, wide area network (WAN) design and local area network (LAN) design. All three exercises were based on case information provided for the Widget USA case study.

This course introduced fundamental database concepts and skills, including:

• Logical data modeling using the entity-relationship (ER) model
• Creating database tables and performing queries using SQL
• Designing and implementing relational databases
• Using CASE and prototyping tools to create data models and to design/implement user interfaces
• Creating an application using Microsoft Access 97
• Creating user documentation for an application program

This course cover programming and building complete applications in Visual Basic 5. Students will learn to design user interfaces and event based programming. Also cover is object oriented programming, custom controls and creating OLE clients and servers in Visual Basic.

• A hangman program.
• A Costing program which will get data from an Access database and will allow user to specify Orders details and derive with the total cost.
• Stock Graph program where data are retrieved from a file and display a graph of the Daily Account value as a summation of the values of the users portfolio of stocks. User will be able to choose three stocks they own and the number of shares of each stock.

Application of advanced database management systems, identifying technology of alternative database design. Emphasis on selection, acquisition, and performance of database management systems for business organizations. Some topics covered include – multi-user database environment, maintaining database integrity, client/server database architecture, transaction processing, database security, object-oriented database systems, distributed databases. Assignments and projects employ MS Access, Visual Basic and Oracle.

An advanced course on the Practice of MIS, particularly the implementation of information systems. The project will involve the implementation of an information system (or component) for a client on campus or in the community. The course is intended to provide students with "real world" work experience on an application project and the opportunity to learn about the issues associated with the successful completion of the project.