"This course discusses the processes, methods, techniques and tools that organizations use
to determine how they should conduct their business, with a particular focus on how
computer-based technologies can most effectively contribute to the way business is
organized. The course covers a systematic methodology for analyzing a business problem
or opportunity, determining what role, if any, computer-based technologies can play in
addressing the business need, articulating business requirements for the technology
solution, specifying alternative approaches to acquiring the technology capabilities
needed to address the business requirements, and specifying the requirements for the
information systems solution in particular, in-house development, development from
third-party providers, or purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) packages."