University of Nebraska at Omaha

Undergraduate, University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Information Science and Technology, 2022

Description

Organizations, Applications, and Technology (OATS)

Catalog Description This survey course provides an introduction to organizations and the role information and information systems play in supporting operations, decision-making, processes, quality management, and strategic activities of an organization. In addition, the course covers management of the IS function, strategic and regulatory issues of telecommunications, and ethical and legal issues.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor.

Distribution: Social Science General Education course

Managing in a Digital World

Catalog Description This course introduces the fundamentals of information systems/technology (IS/T) management. Students are introduced to the various roles, responsibilities, skills, and concepts essential to successful management of IS/T in the context of a dynamic environment of technology workforce diversity, a global economy, and concern for ethics and social responsibility in the development of systems.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): CIST 2100

Distribution: Global Diversity General Education course

Introduction to Applied Statistcs for Information Science and Technology

The course emphasizes the function of statistics in information science and technology including topics such as descriptive statistical measures, probability discrete probability, sampling, estimation analysis, hypothesis testing, regression, and analysis of variance. A well-known computer package will be used to support the problem-solving process.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MATH 1220 or permission of an instructor