Course Title: Information Systems for Managers
Campus Course Code: CIS 5394
UTTC Course Code: MBAO 6332
Campus: UT El Paso
Program: MBAO
Course Description
The skills that you need to develop are well-documented. Regardless of the subject matter, as an MBA, you are expected to be a good writer, good decision maker and to have excellent communication skills. The course has been designed to focus on these skills in conjunction with the course material.
The course consists of six modules. Each module examines the impact of today's information systems on organizations, education, government, culture, society, and the future. This course will look at technology at a macro level.
This course has been carefully designed to develop a specific set of skills. Listed below are the specific skill areas as well as the objectives which are designed to target these skills.
COGNITIVE SKILLS OBJECTIVES
- To develop a systems view of the role of technology in various domains.
- To familiarize the student with a managerial view of technology.
- To conceptualize directions in technology.
- To synthesize material from a variety of sources.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS OBJECTIVES
- To judge reliability, integrity, and accuracy of sources.
- Perform statistical analysis on data sets.
- To judge relevancy, timeliness, and accuracy of information.
- To evaluate peer performance and presentation of information.
TECHNICAL SKILLS OBJECTIVES
- Design and develop a full multimedia presentation.
- Communicate electronically both synchronously and asynchronously.
- Develop a high level of technical and creative writing skills.
- Efficiently conduct internet research
CREATIVE SKILLS OBJECTIVES
- To strengthen creative writing skills
- To design in full channel multimedia
- To network electronically
- To creatively complete assigned activities
Materials
To see a complete list of materials needed for this course, as well as any important notes and instructions provided by the instructor, visit the UTTC Book Lists.
Credits:3
Level:Graduate
Faculty
Steve Riter
sriter@utep.edu
Ken Pierce
spierce@utep.edu
Sunay Palsole
sunay@utep.edu