This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of the role that information systems plays in supporting business strategy. This course focuses on the strategic management of technology in the firm. The purpose is to provide students with concepts, frameworks, and experiences that are useful for taking part in the management, design and implementation of IT systems. The course examines a wide range of information systems topics. These include technology governance, systems development, information systems impact on business models and decision making, implications of emerging technologies, leveraging the Internet, and security issues in the deployment of information systems. The course addresses these topics through a managerial, applications-oriented perspective. It emphasizes aligning information systems strategically to the goals of business to gain competitive advantages.