Managerial overview of information systems, information needs and management process- information system- data information system to problem solving- data information and its attributes - level of people and information needs - types of decisions and information information system - stages in system analysis - classification of information system, technical foundations of information systems: hardware, software, telecommunications and networks, database, client server computing; business applications of information systems: DSS, EIS, artificial intelligence, expert systems, neural network, office automation, business information systems, systems analysis and design, tools for information system development, managing information resources, securities concerns - network securities.