PREREQUISITE: ISTC1010
This course provides students with an introductory and general examination of computer-based systems and users as they exist throughout the world. A particular focus of this course is providing students with an overview of information technology, as it exists in both the developing as well as the developed world. To this end, students will examine computer use trends, industry trends, economic and resource patterns, employment trends and cultural patterns that affect or are affected by information technology.