Synopses & Reviews
This text offers chapters that cover what instructors want students to know about MIS. The Extended Learning Modules (XLMs) show students what they can do with MIS. The instructor controls the mix by picking the chapters and XLMs to include in the course. A contemporary writing style and a wealth of examples engage students like no other MIS text.
Table of Contents
Chapter One:
The Information Age in Which you Live: Changing the Face of Business
Extended Learning Module A:
Computer Hardware and Software
Chapter Two:
Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive Advantage with IT
Extended Learning Module B:
The World Wide Web and the Internet
Chapter Three:
Database and Data Warehouses: Building Business Intelligence
Extended Learning Module C:
Designing Databases and Entity-Relationship Diagramming
Chapter Four:
Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence: Brainpower for Your Business
Extended Learning Module D:
Decision Analysis with Spreadsheet Software
Chapter Five:
Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy
Extended Learning Module E:
Network Basics
Chapter Six:
Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques
Extended Learning Module F:
Building a Web Page with HTML
Chapter Seven:
IT Infrastructures: Business-Driven Technology
Extended Learning Module G:
Object-Oriented Technologies
Chapter Eight:
Protecting People and Information: Threats and Safeguards
Extended Learning Module H:
Computer Crime and Forensics
Chapter Nine:
Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology Tomorrow
Extended Learning Module I:
Building an E-Portfolio
Extended Learning Module J:
Implementing a Database with Microsoft Access
Extended Learning Module K:
Careers in Business
Glossary
Notes
Photo Credits
Index