For undergraduate Introductory Management Information Systems courses. This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. An engaging introduction to how people use IS to solve business problems. Using MIS explains why MIS is the most important course in the business school by showing students how businesses use information systems and technology to accomplish their goals, objectives, and competitive strategy. With a new edition now publishing each year, Using MIS, 4e, contains fresh, new, and current material to help keep your students up to date.
Part 1 Introduction
1. MIS in Business
2. Information Systems for Teamwork
3. MIS and Competitive Strategy
Part 2 Fundamentals of Technology
4. Hardware and Software Fundamentals
5. Introduction to Database Processing
6. Fundamentals of Data communication
Part 3 IS and the Enterprise
7. IS and Organizations
8. Internet-Based Information Systems
9. Reporting and Data Mining Systems
Part 4 MIS Management
10. Processes for Managing
11. Managing Information Systems
12. Information Systems Security