In this course, the primary intent is to provide you with the basic background and tools that will allow you to facilitate and/or assess contemporary management information systems. This requires a solid understanding of 1) the process by which effective systems are designed and developed, 2) the key components of an effective entity wide internal control system, 3) the process by which efficient database design can be used to improve management information flow, 4) the contemporary issues involved in providing assurance services for management information systems and database reliability, and 5) emerging technologies creating market disruption.