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Biographical note
David Whiteley, formerly Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, has taught Information Systems, Systems Analysis and Design and e-Commerce for the last twenty years. Prior to moving to academia David spent over twenty years in the computing industry as a programmer, system analyst and project manager."The clarity will hit the market it is aimed at. It is a very well written and constructed book. It is not overly technical, the language is appropriate and provides the reader with a clear understanding of the topic discussed. ... I will be recommending this book. It will meet the requirements of my students very well." - Alistair Beere, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK "A very clearly written and well structured text incorporating relevant examples... I can see myself adopting this text for my UG students" - Matt Glowatz, UCD School of Business, Ireland "I like the look and feel of the manuscript. It has a different angle through the introduction of a real-life system." - Carl Marnewick, University of Johannesburg, South Africa "The approach is good and suitable for my students who do not have a strong computer science/maths background. It doesn't make assumptions about how much background knowledge they have. ... Very strong information, well explained and detailed, not much left out at all in the topics a good coverage of the necessary content with engaging easy to understand case studies." - Marie-Louise van der Klooster, Deakin University, Australia
A clear, student-friendly and engaging introduction to how information technology is used in business. Featuring several case studies, video interviews, thorough pedagogy and completely up-to-date chapters, this textbook will be a core resource for undergraduate students of Business Information Systems, a compulsory module in business degrees.
Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/an-introduction-to-information-systems. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.
PART I: ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
1. Information Systems
2. The IS Business Environment
3. IS Organisation and Management
PART II: INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS
4. Corporate Systems
5. E-Business Systems
PART III: COMPUTER SYSTEMS
6. Computers and IT
7. Data and Information
8. Files and Databases
9. Networks and Computer Security
PART IV: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
10. The System Development Lifecycle
11. System Analysis and Design Toolbox
12. Implementing the IS
PART V: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SOCIETY
13. Computing, the Law and the Environment
14. The Information Society.