Experiencing MIS, Global Edition

David Kroenke has many years of teaching experience at Colorado State University, Seattle University, and the University of Washington. He has led dozens of seminars for college professors on the teaching of information systems and technology; in 1991, the International Association of Information Systems named him Computer Educator of the Year. In 2009, David was named Educator of the Year by the Association of Information Technology Professionals–Education Special Interest Group (AITP-EDSIG). David worked for the U.S. Air Force and Boeing Computer Services. He was a principal in the startup of three companies. He was also vice president of product marketing and development for the Microrim Corporation and was chief of technologies for the database division of Wall Data, Inc. He is the father of the semantic object data model. David’s consulting clients have included IBM, Microsoft, and Computer Sciences Corporations, as well as numerous smaller companies. Recently, David has focused on using information systems for collaboration in education and industry. His text Database Processing was first published in 1977 and is now in its 15th Edition. He has published many other textbooks, including Database Concepts, 6th Edition (2013), Using MIS, 7th Edition (2015), Experiencing MIS, 5th Edition (2015), MIS Essentials, 4th Edition (2015), SharePoint for Students (2012), and Office 365 in Business (2012). David lives on Whidbey Island, Washington. He has two children and three grandchildren. Randall J. Boyle received his PhD in Management Information Systems from Florida State University in 2003. He also has a master’s degree in Public Administration and a BS in Finance. He has received university teaching awards at Weber State University, Longwood University, the University of Utah, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has taught a wide variety of classes, including Introduction to MIS, Cyber Security, Networking & Servers, System Analysis and Design, Telecommunications, Advanced Cyber Security, Decision Support Systems, and Web Servers. His research areas include deception detection in computer-mediated environments, secure information systems, the effects of IT on cognitive biases, the effects of IT on knowledge workers, and e-commerce. He has published in several academic journals and has authored additional textbooks, including Using MIS, 10th Edition, Corporate Computer and Network Security, 4th Edition, Applied Information Security, 2nd Edition, and Applied Networking Labs, 2nd Edition.

Part 1: Why MIS?

1. The Importance of MIS

    CE1. Collaboration Information Systems for Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Project Management

2. Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

    CE2. Collaborative Information Systems for Student Projects

3. Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

 

Part 2: Information Technology

4. Hardware and Software

    CE3. Mobile Systems

    CE4. Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016

5. Database Processing

    CE5. Database Design

    CE6. Using Microsoft Access 2016

    CE7. Using Excel and Access Together

6. The Cloud

    CE8. Network and Cloud Technology

 

Part 3: Using IS for Competitive Advantage

7. Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

    CE9. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

    CE10. Supply Chain Management

8. Social Media Information Systems

    CE11. Enterprise Social Networks and Knowledge Management

9. Business Intelligence Systems

    CE12. Database Marketing

    CE13. Reporting Systems and OLAP

    CE14. Artificial Intelligence and Automation

 

Part 4: Information Systems Management

10. Information Systems Security

11. Information Systems Management

     CE15. Data Breaches

     CE16. International MIS

     CE17. Systems Development Project Management

12. Information Systems Development

     CE18. Agile Development

     CE19. Business Process Management