— Managing & Using Information Technology

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Develop an analytical framework to manage and monitor business systems concerned with operational, human, and organizational interactions. Introduction to computer hardware, systems software, and information systems. Management of information technology and the impact of information systems on modern management. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). MGT 120 — Introduction to Information Systems (4 units) Course Description: Develop an analytical framework to manage and monitor business systems concerned with operational, human, and organizational interactions. Introduction to computer hardware, systems software, and fundamental principles of database management systems. Concepts of data visualization. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One restricted to Business majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. MGT 120 — Introduction to Information Systems (4 units) Course Description: Develop an analytical framework to manage and monitor business systems concerned with operational, human, and organizational interactions. Introduction to computer hardware, systems software, and fundamental principles of database management systems. Concepts of data visualization. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Business majors; Pass Two open to upper division students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). MGT 120 — Introduction to Information Systems (4 units) Course Description: Develop an analytical framework to manage and monitor business systems concerned with operational, human, and organizational interactions. Introduction to computer hardware, systems software, and fundamental principles of database management systems. Concepts of data visualization. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One restricted to Business majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. MGT 120 — Introduction to Information Systems (4 units) Course Description: Develop an analytical framework to manage and monitor business systems concerned with operational, human, and organizational interactions. Introduction to computer hardware, systems software, and fundamental principles of database management systems. Concepts of data visualization. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Business majors; Pass Two open to upper division students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.