Course Overview
Enables you to appreciate the types of data that are collected into functional databases, how the data are synthesized into management information and how this information can be integrated into the strategic decision-making process. Helps you understand current business practices for strategic information technologies, microcomputing, digital communication, image processing, relational database, artificial intelligence, graphics, voice process, CASE, CAD/CAM, open systems, and EDI. You will be able to prepare and deliver effective oral and written presentations to management, while working with your project team to achieve common objectives.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Understand network:
- Basics (clients, peers and servers)
- Types (e.g., peer-to-peer, client-server application, domain, and web servers)
- Topologies (e.g., bus, ring and star)
- Media (e.g., cable, wireless, NIC)
- Protocols (e.g., IP, IPX, NetBEUI, TCP, SPX, NetBIOS, UDP, DNS, and DHCP)
- Architectures (e.g., Ethernet, Fibre, Broadband, packets, frames)
- Naming and Security
- Connectivity (e.g., analog, digital)
- Understand E-Commerce:
- Basics (definitions, framework, infrastructure, classification, benefits/limitations, business pressures and business process reengineering)
- Intranet/Extranet/Internet (functions, uses, categories, elements, firewall and VPN)
- Infrastructure (architecture, domains, URL, web server, security, e-store, analysis)
- Solutions (hardware and software server selection, hosting, ASP and site acceleration)
- Understand E-Business:
- Basic processes
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Selling Chain Management
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- E-Procurement
- Security and payment
- Business Intelligence (e.g., Online Analytical Processing or OLAP)
- Developing a strategy (overview only)
Effective as of Fall 2005
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