This text offers chapters that cover what instructors want students to know about MIS. The Extended Learning Modules (XLMs) show students what they can do with MIS. The instructor controls the mix by picking the chapters and XLMs to include in the course. A contemporary writing style and a wealth of examples engage students like no other MIS text.

Chapter One: The Information Age in Which you Live: Changing the Face of BusinessExtended Learning Module A: Computer Hardware and SoftwareChapter Two: Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive Advantage with ITExtended Learning Module B: The World Wide Web and the InternetChapter Three: Database and Data Warehouses: Building Business IntelligenceExtended Learning Module C: Designing Databases and Entity-Relationship DiagrammingChapter Four: Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence: Brainpower for Your BusinessExtended Learning Module D: Decision Analysis with Spreadsheet SoftwareChapter Five: Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New EconomyExtended Learning Module E: Network BasicsChapter Six: Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and TechniquesExtended Learning Module F: Building a Web Page with HTMLChapter Seven: IT Infrastructures: Business-Driven TechnologyExtended Learning Module G: Object-Oriented TechnologiesChapter Eight: Protecting People and Information: Threats and SafeguardsExtended Learning Module H: Computer Crime and ForensicsChapter Nine: Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology TomorrowExtended Learning Module I: Building an E-PortfolioExtended Learning Module J: Implementing a Database with Microsoft AccessExtended Learning Module K: Careers in BusinessGlossaryNotesPhoto CreditsIndex