Publisher's Synopsis
This edition has a "strategy-action" theme, which focuses students on information systems goals, emphasizes the role of people in information systems, and balances technical with managerial issues. The text is reinforced by boxed features and end-of-chapter case studies. In addition, the modular organization allows flexibility in customizing material in the text to fit course objectives.;In this edition, topics from the previous edition have been streamlined to allow discussion of the latest technologies such as: pen-based computers, disk array systems, CASE tools, outsourcing, downsizing and group decision support systems, as well as object-oriented interfaces, knowledge-based systems and neural networks.
