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As stated in the Saint Martin's University catalog, this course is an “evaluation of organizational information needs and the ability of computer technology to meet those needs in an economical way."

In this course I will introduce the student to the digital firm. Information systems knowledge is essential for creating competitive firms, managing global corporations, and providing useful products and services to customers. The student will be provided with the organizational foundations of systems, their strategic role, and the organizational and management changes driving the digital firm. Additionally, the technical foundation for understanding information systems, describing the hardware, software, data storage, and telecommunications technologies that comprise the organization’s information technology infrastructure will be covered. This leads to the process of redesigning organizations using information systems, including reengineering of critical business processes and development of Web applications. Finally, the student will examine the role of information systems in capturing and distributing organizational knowledge and in enhancing management decision making across the enterprise. This will include a study of information security and control and the ethical and social implications of such control.