MBA PROGRAM
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY and MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
Module
Descriptions
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| BAIT 500: Information
Technology and the Organization |
Information Technology (IT) has become a
vital part of the operations and management of
organizations of every kind and size.
Increasingly, the successful manager is the one
who knows how to take advantage of this situation
by deploying IT in the most effective manner.
This course provides a general introduction to
the role of IT in organizations. It addresses
three inter-related themes:
- How has IT changed the nature of the
modern business world?
- How can IT be used by an organization to
achieve strategic advantages?
- How can IT improve one's own
effectiveness as a manager?
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| BAIT 501: Survey
of Information Technology Applications in
Business |
This course covers the general structure of
information systems applications and their use by
the various functional areas of business --
production, human resources management, financial
resources management, marketing, and logistics.
Special emphasis is placed on emerging and
innovative IT. Participating students will have
an opportunity to select a project on a
functional area and technology of interest.
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| BAIT 502: Fundamentals
of e-Business Technology |
A general
introduction to the technological infrastructure
needed for implementing E-Business solutions, the
software components necessary, and the ways to
implement such applications. The module comprises
two parts - conceptual and hand-on. The
conceptual part introduces Internet concepts,
Web-applications concepts and infrastructure, and
server-side and client-side software elements.
The hands-on part provides an opportunity to
experience the use of two fundamental
technologies - databases and Web applications.
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| BAIT 503: Developing
Business Information Systems |
Transaction processing is still the core of
IT applications in business. Most mission-
critical information systems for both large and
small organizations are essentially transaction
processing systems. Examples are inventory
management, payroll, order-processing,
accounting, airline reservations systems, banking
systems, and customer management. Understanding
how such systems work, can be an important asset
for the business professional. The course
provides understanding of how transactions
processing systems work and issues surrounding
their development. Concepts will be practiced via
hands-on experience using Microsoft Access.
Prerequisite: BAIT 502
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| BAIT 504: Business
Database Technology |
Many business and public organizations have
become critically dependent on their databases.
Example are banks, insurance companies, airlines,
and utilities. Effective use of modern database
technology has thus become crucial to the
operations of such organizations. This course
will provide the student with the understanding
of database technology and its use. In addition
to understanding database concepts and design
considerations, the course will provide an
opportunity for hands-on experience with one of
the most widely used business database system
(Oracle).
Prerequisite: BAIT 502 |
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| BAIT 505: Business
Data Communications Technology and the Internet |
| Business
telecommunications is one of the fastest growing
areas in industry today. The use of local- and
wide- area networks has become common place. Data
communications technology provides the necessary
infrastructure for client-server architecture,
the internet, intranets and extranets, groupware,
and any e-business application. The purpose of the
course is to provide understanding of data
communications technologies and the ways they can
help organizations to be more effective,
efficient, and competitive. A component of the
course will address security and risks aspects of
data communications and ways to conduct secure
transactions over communication networks.
Prerequisite: BAIT 501
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| BAIT
506: Business Modeling for Information Technology
Applications |
To be able
to develop and deploy information technology and
e-business applications, one needs to understand
and document business and information processes
in the organization. The course presents various
modeling techniques used for this purpose. In
particular, methods for modeling the way the
organization operates (enterprise models),
methods to model business processes, methods to
model the data used in business processes, and
methods to model the information systems
processing operations.
Prerequisite: BAIT 501 |
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| BAIT 510: Managing
Business Information Technology Projects |
With the growing importance of IT,
organizations are routinely involved in projects
to acquire and deploy information technology.
Information systems projects are notoriously
prone to failure, delays, and cost over-runs. The
deployment of IT and requires careful planning
and management. This course focuses on managing
an information systems (IS) development project.
The course will discuss various systems
development approaches (such as the systems
development life cycle and prototyping),
feasibility analysis, evaluation, and
implementation of IS projects. General project
management principles that apply in the case of
IS projects will also be covered.
Prerequisite: BAIT 501 |
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| BAIT 511:Managing
Information Technology |
Effective use of information technology has
become critical to the success of many
organizations. This applies to industries as
varied as retail banking, airlines, and package
delivery, as well as to different business
functions such as production, logistics,
financial management, and marketing. This is
reflected by statistics indicating that one out
of every two dollars spent on equipment in the
private sector is targeted at information
technology. The course is designed to familiarize
the students with issues, problems, and
opportunities that executives face today when
planning, acquiring, and managing information
technology (IT).
Prerequisite: BAIT 501 |
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| BAIT 512:Control
and Security of Information Resources |
The dependence of business and government on
an increasingly complex network of computers,
databases and computer-driven controls has made
them very vulnerable. On June 25, 1996 Reuters
reported that CIA Director John Deutch had warned
the US Congress that the threat of a computer
attack ranked "very, very close to the
top" of a list of threats that included
nuclear, chemical and biological warfare. He said
that a disruption in computer networks could
cripple energy, transportation, communications,
banking, business and military operations. The
course will explore:
- What can go (and has gone) wrong with
information systems, computer crime, and
computer unreliability and security
risks.
- How to protect information and
computerized systems from fraud, damage
and error.
Prerequisite: BAIT 501
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| BAIT 513: Implementing
e-Business in the Organization |
Electronic
business is the use of computer-mediated networks
for any process conducted by an organization.
E-Business is rapidly being adapted by many
organizations. However, moving into e-Business is
not a simple task. The course addresses the main
issues involved in introducing e-Business into an
organization. It will address topics such as:
e-Business technology strategy, making the
business case for e-Business, choosing the
applications portfolio, redesigning business
processes, changing ways of dealing with business
partners, deciding on infrastructure, self
deployment vs. outsourcing, managing the
e-Business development process, and evaluating
the outcome of an e-Business project.
Prerequisites: BAIT
501, BAIT 502 |
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| BAIT
514: Technology and Development of e-Business
Applications |
With the
emergence of e-business, organizations are moving
their transaction processing systems to operate
via the Internet. Such systems may operate as
Intranet applications within the business, as
Extranet applications between the firm and its
business partners, or provide access to customers
via the Internet. The module addresses the
technological structure, architecture,
development tools and methods for constructing
such Web-based applications. It includes a
project to develop an interactive web-based
transaction processing system.
Prerequisites: BAIT
503, BAIT 504(BAIT
504 can be taken at the same time) |
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