Information systems are one of the major tools available to business managers for achieving operational excellence, developing new products and services, improving decision making, and achieving competitive advantage. This course is an opportunity for the students to be introduced to how today's business firms use information technologies and systems to achieve corporate objectives. It provide the students with basic IS skills (at the conceptual level) and to familiarize them with the technical jargon in order to bridge the communication gap that may exist between them and IT professionals. Good communication between end-users and IT professionals is crucial to the successful development, implementation, management, and strategic use of IS.