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B.S. in Actuarial Science

Otterbein University Course Catalogs

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIA 3600 - Managing Information Technology

Hours: 3
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to managing the IT function in an environment in which business decisions and information management strategies are interdependent. The course covers the relationship between data (meta-data, the types of data), information, knowledge, insight, and the levels and uses of information: transactional, operational, and strategic. Students learn life-cycle concepts: requirements, definitions, specifications, build or buy. Topics include: training and integration issues, outsourcing strategies and issues; ethical, legal, and social issues; and the international dimensions of information management. The course introduces students to case study methods and the concepts and processes of project management.

FA, SP Sems.
Prerequisites: ACCT 2100.
Notes: Cross listed with ACCT 3300.