| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages) |
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Cover; Business Information Systems and Technology; Copyright; Contents; Case studies; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Intended learning outcomes; 1.2 Don't panic!; 1.3 Chapters; 1.4 Your study; 1.5 Summary; 2. Management and organizations; 2.1 Intended learning outcomes; 2.2 What do managers do?; 2.3 Management decisions; 2.4 Organizational functions and structures; 2.5 Summary; 3. Introduction to information systems; 3.1 Intended learning outcomes; 3.2 Introduction; 3.3 Business information technology and business information systems |
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3.4 Types of information system3.5 Procurement or development?; 3.6 Information system development; 3.7 Summary; 4. Applied information technology; 4.1 Intended learning outcomes; 4.2 Introduction; 4.3 Hardware; 4.4 Software; 4.5 Summary; 5. E-commerce 1; 5.1 Intended learning outcomes; 5.2 Introduction; 5.3 The Internet; 5.4 Electronic commerce; 5.5 E-commerce applications; 5.6 Barriers to e-commerce; 5.7 Summary; 6. Quantitative methods; 6.1 Intended learning outcomes; 6.2 Introduction; 6.3 Basic mathematics and statistics review; 6.4 Descriptive statistics; 6.5 Charts and graphs |
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6.6 Inference6.7 Summary; 7. Accounting and finance; 7.1 Intended learning outcomes; 7.2 Introduction; 7.3 Organizational types; 7.4 Financial accounting; 7.5 Management accounting; 7.6 Summary; 8. Database management; 8.1. Intended learning outcomes; 8.2. Introduction; 8.3. The data explosion; 8.4. A data storage wish-list; 8.5. File-based data storage; 8.6. Advantages (and some disadvantages) of database storage; 8.7. Database design; 8.8. Relational databases and logical design; 8.9. Physical design; 8.10. Database interfaces and SQL; 8.11. More database management tasks; 8.12. Summary |
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9. E-commerce 29.1 Intended learning outcomes; 9.2 Introduction; 9.3 Software applications; 9.4 Customer relationship management systems; 9.5 Middleware; 9.6 Mobile e-commerce; 9.7 Challenges in e-commerce technologies; 9.8 Summary; 10. Organizational behaviour; 10.1 Intended learning outcomes; 10.2 Introduction; 10.3 Organizational culture; 10.4 Types of culture; 10.5 Organizational development, change and teams; 10.6 Human resource management; 10.7 Summary; 11. Systems analysis and design; 11.1 Intended learning outcomes; 11.2 Introduction; 11.3 Design; 11.4 Methodologies |
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11.5 An example methodology: SSADM11.6 Summary; 12. Data warehousing and business intelligence; 12.1 Intended learning outcomes; 12.2 Data warehousing; 12.3 Business intelligence; 12.4 Summary; 13. Strategy and information systems; 13.1 Intended learning outcomes; 13.2 Overview of strategy; 13.3 Some approaches to strategic analysis; 13.4 Information systems strategy; 13.5 Summary; 14. Project management; 14.1 Intended learning outcomes; 14.2 Introduction; 14.3 Planning; 14.4 Managing projects; 14.5 Some project planning techniques; 14.6 Setting success criteria |
| Summary |
Business Information Systems and Technology is a primer addressing the core subjects in business information systems and business information technology to enhance students' understanding of this material. Each chapter begins with a case study and features a summary of major points, glossary of terms, suggested further reading and student activities. This is an ideal text for undergraduates and masters students alike |
| Notes |
14.7 Project management methodologies |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Management.
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Management information systems.
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Management Information Systems
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Information technology -- Management.
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Management information systems.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lovett, Phil
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Shah, Mahmood
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| ISBN |
9780203818466 |
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0203818466 |
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