MIS Essentials: Global Edition

Book Description Exploring how people use IS to solve business problems, this engaging introduction explains why MIS is the most important course in the business school–showing students how businesses use information systems and technology to accomplish their goals, objectives, and competitive strategy. Three unique Guides per chapter focus on the themes of ethics, security, and other timely topics; a number of illustrative cases, exercises, projects, and other aids ensure that students connect the knowledge in the text to everyday life. With a new edition now publishing each year, MIS Essentials, Fourth Edition contains fresh, new, and current material to help keep your students up to date.

Content

Part 1 - Why MIS?
Chapter 1. The Importance of MIS
Chapter 2. Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information
Chapter 3. Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

Part 2 - Information Technology
Chapter 4. Hardware and Software
Chapter 5. Database Processing
Chapter 6. The Cloud

Part 3 - Using IS for Competitive Advantage
Chapter 7. Organizations and Information Systems
Chapter 8. Social Media Information Systems
Chapter 9. Business Intelligence Systems

Part 4 - Information Systems Management
Chapter 10. Information Systems Development
Chapter 11. Information Systems Management
Chapter 12. Information Security Management