Experiencing MIS

by Kroenke, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780133517040
• ISBN10: 0133517047
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-01-23
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

For undergraduate Introduction to Management Information Systems courses.

Flexible modules for instructors, real-world lessons for students.

Help your students see why MIS is the most important course in the business school with Experiencing MIS. This modular text shows students how businesses use–and need–information systems to accomplish their goals, objectives, and competitive strategy.

Teaching and Learning Experience

 

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. Here’s how:

• Personalize learning with MyMISLab–the online homework, tutorial, and assessment program that fosters learning within and beyond the classroom.
• Modular Approach offers flexibility for instructors in covering the material they want.
  
• Focus on important themes of ethics, security, and other timely topics through text’s Guides, designed to help students improve their skills as future business professionals.
• Connect classroom knowledge to everyday life with illustrative cases and a number of exercises and other interactive features.
• Keep content current to help keep your students up to date with the most recent events.

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyMISLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyMISLab search for ISBN-10: 0133806901/ISBN-13: 9780133806908. That package includes ISBN-10: 0133517047/ISBN-13: 9780133517040and ISBN-10: 013359467X/ISBN-13: 9780133594676.

MyMISLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

 

Author Biography

 

David Kroenke has many years of teaching experience at Colorado State University, Seattle University, and the University of Washington. He has led dozens of seminars for college professors on the teaching of information systems and technology; in 1991, the International Association of Information Systems named him Computer Educator of the Year. In 2009, David was named Educator of the Year by the Association of Information Technology Professionals-Education Special Interest Group (AITP-EDSIG).

 

David worked for the U.S. Air Force and Boeing Computer Services. He was a principal in the startup of three companies, serving as the vice president of product marketing and development for the Microrim Corporation and as chief of database technologies for Wall Data, Inc. He is the father of the semantic object data model. David’s consulting clients have included IBM, Microsoft, and Computer Sciences Corporations, as well as numerous smaller companies. Recently, David has focused on using information systems for teaching collaboration and teamwork.

 

His text Database Processing was first published in 1977 and is now in its 13th edition. He has authored and coauthored many other textbooks, including Database Concepts, 6th ed. (2013), Experiencing MIS, 5th ed. (2015), MIS Essentials, 4th ed. (2015), SharePoint for Students (2012), Office 365 in Business (2012), and Processes, Systems, and Information: An Introduction to MIS, 2nd ed. (2015). David lives on Whidbey Island, Washington, and has two children and three grandchildren. He enjoys woodworking, making both furniture and small sailboats.

Table of Contents

I. MIS AND YOU

1. The Importance of MIS

CE 1. Collaboration Information Systems for Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Project Management

CE 2. Collaboration Information Systems for Student Projects

2. Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information 

3. Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

 

II. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

4. Hardware and Software

CE 3. Mobile Systems

5. Database Processing

CE 4. Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013

CE 5. Database Design

CE 6. Using Microsoft Access 2013

6. The Cloud

CE 7. Using Excel and Access Together      

 

III. USING IS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

7. Organizations and Information Systems 

CE 8. Network and Cloud Technology      

CE 9. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

8. Social Media Information Systems

CE 10. Supply Chain Management

CE 11. Hyper-Social Organizations and Knowledge Management

9. Business Intelligence Systems 

CE 12. Database Marketing

CE 13. Reporting Systems and OLAP 

CE 14. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

 

IV. INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 

10. Information Systems Development

CE 15. Systems Development Project Management

CE 16. Agile Development

11. Information Systems Management 

CE 17. Business Process Management 

12. Information Security Management

CE 18. International MIS