Information systems for management in the eighties

A course in Management Information Systems must prepare future users and information systems professionals for their roles in analyzing application requirements and designing information systems to serve business and individual needs. The objectives, organization, content, and methods used to teach this course to both MIS and non-MIS majors within the School of Business at Southern Illinois University are described in detail. The systems development project, which involves students in learning tools and techniques for structured systems analysis and design, as well as in applying these methods to an actual design project, is one of the most important activities of the course. Students have an opportunity to work together in their respective roles as users and systems analysts and to use project management and control techniques to assure effective results.