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Most information systems textbooks overwhelm business students with overly technical information they may not need in their careers. This textbook takes a new approach to the required information systems course for business majors. For each topic covered, the text highlights key Take-Aways that alert students to material they will need to remember during their careers. Sections titled Where You Fit In and Why This Chapter Matters explain how the topics being covered will impact students on the job. Review questions, discussion questions, and summaries are also included. This second edition is updated to include new technology, along with a new running case study.

Key features:

  • Single-mindedly for business students who are not technical specialists
  • Doesn’t try to prepare IS professionals; other courses will do that
  • Stresses the enabling technologies and application areas that matter the most today
  • Based on the author’s real-world e

    Table of Contents

    Table of Contents

    Why Information Systems Matter in Business

    Role of Information Systems in Business

    information Systems Hardware

    Information Systems Software

    Data, Databases, and Database Management

    Information Networks

    Integrating the Organization

    Connecting with Customers and Suppliers

    Making Better Decisions

    Planning and Selecting Information Systems

    Developing Information Systems

    Managing Information Systems

    Index

Information Systems

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      Publisher CRC Press
      Published 2/17/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780367183530
      978-0367183530
      ISBN-10 0367183536
      Also in:
      Business, Finance & Law IT and information systems management Knowledge management Computing Network management

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Most information systems textbooks overwhelm business students with overly technical information they may not need in their careers. This textbook takes a new approach to the required information systems course for business majors. For each topic covered, the text highlights key Take-Aways that alert students to material they will need to remember during their careers. Sections titled Where You Fit In and Why This Chapter Matters explain how the topics being covered will impact students on the job. Review questions, discussion questions, and summaries are also included. This second edition is updated to include new technology, along with a new running case study.

      Key features:

      • Single-mindedly for business students who are not technical specialists
      • Doesn’t try to prepare IS professionals; other courses will do that
      • Stresses the enabling technologies and application areas that matter the most today
      • Based on the author’s real-world e

        Table of Contents

        Table of Contents

        Why Information Systems Matter in Business

        Role of Information Systems in Business

        information Systems Hardware

        Information Systems Software

        Data, Databases, and Database Management

        Information Networks

        Integrating the Organization

        Connecting with Customers and Suppliers

        Making Better Decisions

        Planning and Selecting Information Systems

        Developing Information Systems

        Managing Information Systems

        Index

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