Information systems are an integral part of all business activities and careers. This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary information systems and demonstrate how these systems are used throughout organizations. This course focuses on the key components of information systems - organizations, people, software, hardware, data, and telecommunications - and how these components can be integrated and managed to create competitive advantage. Students will gain hands-on experience with business software tools commonly applied to business data analysis and database management. It is expected that students entering this class have completed College Algebra or its equivalent.