BIT - Business Information Technology

This course discusses the need of the organization to understand business challenges and utilize emerging technologies in order to contribute to the decision-making process. Students learn how to deliver value and manage business capabilities through incorporating IT solutions. An emphasis is placed on discussing the role of a "hybrid business manager," implementing appropriate business-driven technologies and managing IT organizational projects. This course includes concepts and issues critical in the globalization of business operations and information technology.  

This course provides the foundation for understanding the design and implementation of web and mobile technologies with a specific emphasis on their application for businesses. The course focuses on the design, creation, setup and administration of web-based content management systems such as Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla. Students also study the fundamentals of HTML 5 and CSS using contemporary tools such as Dreamweaver and Aptana. Students will also learn basic mobile app design through the use of current user-centric app creation programs such as App Inventor. 

This course introduces students to the database concepts with emphasis on the relational database model and structured query language (SQL) to extract information from the database. The course also introduces data management topics relevant to a business professional such as data analytics, web database development, database security and emerging approaches in database management. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze business requirement and recommend, implement and administer a database using a contemporary database management software.

This course introduces several technology solutions to support business strategies and objectives that enable businesses to succeed in a competitive global business environment. An emphasis is placed on the discussion of cloud and technology solutions to support business decision making processes, supply chain systems, customer relationship management, monitoring and evaluation systems, and integration of an organization through enterprise resource planning.