Information Systems Essentials, 1eMIS and Your CareerChapter One:The Information Age in Which You Live: Changing the Face of BusinessChapter Two:Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive Advantage with ITChapter Three:Databases and Data Warehouses: Building Business IntelligenceChapter Four:Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence: Brainpower for Your BusinessChapter Five:Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New EconomyChapter Six:Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and TechniquesChapter Seven:IT Infrastructures: Business-Driven TechnologyChapter Eight:Protecting People and Information: Threats and SafeguardsChapter Nine:Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology TomorrowAppendix A:Computer Hardware and SoftwareAppendix B:Network BasicsGroup Projects

This is a concise, four-color IS concepts book with a lively, contemporary writing style at a student-friendly price. Information Systems Essentials comes with more and better ancillaries than any other essentials text. An additional unique feature is the opening unit, explaining the benefit and impact of IS on each business career. This chapter addresses the frequently-cited problem of effectively showing students the relevance of this course. Information Systems Essentials includes the first nine chapters from Haag MIS 5e, representing what introductory MIS students should definitely know. An appendix includes the two XLMs from Haag MIS 5e: hardware/software and telecommunications.