This course focuses on utilizing the tools of economics to examine the complexities of defining costs and benefits in making decisions about information technology (IT) and IT investments. To that end, the course will examine the core concepts of the economics of information systems (IS) and contemporary themes and research topics. Students are introduced to commonly used methodologies of economics such as econometrics, cost-benefit analysis, supply and demand, game theory, and system net benefits. The course also introduces basic economic ideas involving information economics, economics of digitization, the role of market structure on information based economies, the economics of information security, and public policy.