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ISYS1021.06|CSCI1021.06 Spring 2017 Computers In Management [Wyner]
This is an introductory course on information technology (IT) and its use in modern organizations. The course focuses on two central questions: 1. How do organizations use information technology to improve their business processes and create competitive advantage? 2. How do managers employ information technology to solve problems and make critical business decisions? We will tackle these questions by: • learning about key business and technology concepts, • developing a set of frameworks for applying these concepts to the analysis of business situations, • applying these frameworks to the analysis of actual companies who are using technology to transform their businesses, and • learning to use spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel) to analyze complex business problems.
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ENGL1080.38 Spring 2017 Literature Core [Hammack]
Nature and the Self This section of Literature Core pairs the human self with its various conceptions of “Nature.” As per BC guidelines, this class is aimed toward developing close reading skills and an appreciation for literature across a variety of historical periods and literary forms. Although we will be focusing on literary texts, you will be able to export the analytical and close reading skills to your major field of study. We will explore the relationship between Nature and the Self, asking how an author or society’s definition of “Nature” correlates with their identity, morals, norms, and acts of imaginative creation. What is “Nature,” and how is it different from Culture? From Civilization? What is our relation to Nature? How have authors and thinkers across time used Nature as a metaphor for their internal or external conditions?