Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: evaluate the role of management information systems in the business environment; analyze how businesses use management information systems to satisfy strategic organizational objectives; describe how management information systems can help a business create a competitive advantage; identify the information system types and the business uses of microcomputer systems, mid-range systems, and mainframe computer systems; describe the critical methods a business uses for the successful implementation and management of organizational computing and information system usage; describe how database management software enables a business to organize business data management and support operations of a business; evaluate the ethical challenges of the business usage of automated tools in a global business environment and the electronic marketplace; describe the elements of integration among the various components of a management information system: people, hardware, software, and networks; and analyze the concepts of a network and telecommunications in used in a business environment.