Being expected to become knowledge workers, students need to see IS technology as a way to enhance their personal productivity. This course provides students an opportunity to enhance their personal productivity and problem solving skills by applying information technologies to problem situations and conceptualizing small information systems for individuals and groups.

Emphasis is given on personal productivity concepts using functions and features in common computer applications as spreadsheets, databases, presentation and web authoring and also this introduces various algorithmic formulations, flowcharting and pseudo code in preparation for programming course. The tools and methodologies develop participants' analytical skills.