This course covers the basic principles of information security and its management. Various important topics such as network security, cyber security, cryptology and threats to information integrity are highlighted.
The course highlights the links between information systems and the strategic aspects of managing organizations, such as competitiveness, performance, productivity and growth. The course emphasizes the integration of information systems in the various business functions such as accounting, operations, marketing and human resource management. The course highlights information technologies for gathering and storing big datasets such as data warehouses .
Students will analyze business situations to come up with design, use and implementation of database systems. The course covers the fundamental concepts of database systems and their architecture. Topics include conceptual/logical data models (ER, relational, and others); query languages (relational algebra, SQL, and others); Database Design (Normalization and Functional Dependencies); foundations of data manipulation/analysis.
The course explores several approaches to moral philosophy that can be used to analyze and arrive at ethical judgements of managerial actions and decisions. We then use these ethical theories to analyze applications of ethical considerations in business practice. Case studies are used to illustrate the process of ethical reasoning and the serious implications of unethical decision making in business. Positive implications of corporate social responsibility and ethical management are also explored.
Students work in teams on an advanced capstone project in which they put in action the learning they have acquired over four years of study. The graduation project involves hands-on application to a real business challenge.
The course explores several approaches to moral philosophy that can be used to analyze and arrive at ethical judgements of managerial actions and decisions. We then use these ethical theories to analyze applications of ethical considerations in business practice. Case studies are used to illustrate the process of ethical reasoning and the serious implications of unethical decision making in business. Positive implications of corporate social responsibility and ethical management are also explored.
The course covers the fundamentals of organization behavior including organization structure, culture and leadership. Key discussion topics include leadership roles and styles, employee motivation and empowerment as well as delegation and teambuilding.
This course introduces students to entrepreneurship and the business world. Students are exposed to the traits and behaviors of entrepreneurs as well as the process of entrepreneurship from idea to startup and growth. Key actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem are highlighted. The key business functions are explored.
The course explores professional communication in business from both the strategic and implementation standpoints. Students will learn how to think strategically about business communications with key stakeholders. Then, students will practice coming up with various forms of business communication, in which they will use written and oral communication skills to design and produce business communication content.
The course explores professional communication in business from both the strategic and implementation standpoints. Students will learn how to think strategically about business communications with key stakeholders. Then, students will practice coming up with various forms of business communication, in which they will use written and oral communication skills to design and produce business communication content.