TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stair,Ralph M.
AU  - Reynolds,George Walter
TI  - Fundamentals of information systems
SN  - 9781305082168
AV  - T58.6 .S717 2016
U1  - 658.4038011 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Cengage Learning
KW  - Management information systems
KW  - fast
N1  - Machine generated contents note; pt. 1; Information Systems in Perspective --; 1; Introduction to Information Systems in Organizations --; Willson, Canada --; Information Concepts --; Data, Information, and Knowledge --; Characteristics of Valuable Information --; What Is an Information System? --; Input --; Processing --; Output --; Feedback --; Computer-Based Information Systems --; Hardware --; Software --; Databases --; Telecommunications, Networks, and the Internet --; People --; Procedures --; Business Information Systems --; Electronic and Mobile Commerce --; Enterprise Systems --; Information and Decision Support Systems --; Information Systems @ Work: With ERP Access, Small Companies Are Reaching for the Skies --; Specialized Business Information Systems --; Systems Development --; Investigation, Analysis, and Design --; Construction, Integration and Testing, Implementation, Operation and Maintenance, and Disposition^^^; Organizations and Information Systems --; Innovation --; Organizational Change --; Competitive Advantage --; Factors that Lead Firms to Seek Competitive Advantage --; Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage --; Financial Evaluation of Information System Projects --; Payback Period --; Internal Rate of Return --; Global Challenges in Information Systems --; Information Systems in Business and Society --; Ethical & Societal Issues: Facebook Has User Privacy Problems --; Careers in Information Systems --; Roles, Functions, and Careers in IS --; Typical IS Titles and Functions --; IS Careers in Technology Organizations --; Working in Teams --; Finding a Job in IS --; Case One; Campbell Uses Technology to Reach Out to the Younger Generation --; Case Two; TUI Deutschland Uses Information Systems to Gain a Competitive Advantage --; pt. 2; Technology --; 2; Hardware and Software --; Fujitsu, Japan --; Computer Systems: Integrating the Power of Technology^^^; Hardware Components --; Processing and Memory Devices: Power, Speed, and Capacity --; Processing Characteristics and Functions --; Memory Characteristics and Functions --; Multiprocessing --; Secondary Storage and Input and Output Devices --; Access Methods --; Secondary Storage Devices --; Input Devices --; Output Devices --; Information Systems @ Work: Printing Livers at Organovo --; Computer System Types --; Portable Computers --; Nonportable Single-User Computers --; Multiple-User Computer Systems --; Data Centers --; Green Computing --; Overview of Software --; Supporting Individual, Group, and Organizational Goals --; Installing and Removing Software --; Systems Software --; Operating Systems --; Current Operating Systems --; Workgroup Operating Systems --; Enterprise Operating Systems --; Mobile Operating Systems --; Embedded Operating Systems --; Utility Programs --; Middleware --; Application Software^^^s: Integrating the Power of Technology^^^; Types and Functions of Application Software --; Personal Application Software --; Workgroup Application Software --; Enterprise Application Software --; Ethical & Societal Issues: Digital Software Systems May Improve Nuclear Power Plant Safety --; Application Software for Information, Decision Support, and Specialized Purposes --; Programming Languages --; Software Issues and Trends --; Software Bugs --; Copyrights and Licenses --; Software Upgrades --; Global Software Support --; Case One; Kaiser Permanente Implements Electronic Health Record (EHR) System --; Case Two; Sending Computers into the Cloud --; 3; Database Systems and Applications --; VELUX, Denmark --; Data Management --; Hierarchy of Data --; Data Entities, Attributes, and Keys --; Database Approach --; Data Modeling and Database Characteristics --; Data Modeling --; Relational Database Model --; Data Cleansing --; Database Management Systems --; Overview of Database Types^^^ Technology^^^; SQL Databases --; NoSQL Databases --; Visual, Audio, and Other Database Systems --; Database Activities --; Database Administration --; Popular Database Management Systems --; Using Databases with Other Software --; Database Applications --; Big Data --; Ethical & Societal Issues: The NSA Tackles Big Data --; Data Warehouses and Data Marts --; Business Intelligence --; Information Systems @ Work: Brandwatch: Applying Business Intelligence to Social Media Data to Make Advertising Decisions --; Case One; Medihelp: Transforming Traditional Databases into Business Intelligence --; Case Two; HanaTour: Gaining Customer Trust Through Increased Security --; 4; Telecommunications and Networks --; Westermo, Sweden --; Overview of Telecommunications --; Channel Bandwidth --; Communications Media --; Growth in Wireless Data Traffic --; Networks and Distributed Processing --; Network Topology --; Network Types --; Basic Processing Alternatives^^^ypes^^^ Technology^^^; Client/Server Systems --; Ethical & Societal Issues: Safaricom's Moves against Hate Speech --; Telecommunications Hardware --; Telecommunications Software --; Use and Functioning of the Internet --; How the Internet Works --; Cloud Computing --; World Wide Web --; How the Web Works --; Web Programming Languages --; Web Services --; Developing Web Content and Applications --; Internet and Web Applications --; Web 2.0 and the Social Web --; Online Information Sources --; Search Engines and Web Research --; Information Systems @ Work: Improved Insight via Clickstream Analysis --; Web Portals --; Blogging and Podcasting --; Online Media and Entertainment --; Shopping Online --; Travel, Geolocation, and Navigation --; Internet Utilities --; Intranets and Extranets --; Case One; Rural Africa Reaches to the Sky for Internet Access --; Case Two; War Games: Now More Real Than Ever --; pt. 3; Business Information Systems --; 5^lternatives^^^ypes^^^ Technology^^^; Electronic and Mobile Commerce and Enterprise Systems --; Bharti Airtel, India --; Introduction to Electronic Commerce --; Business-to-Business E-Commerce --; Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce --; Consumer-to-Consumer E-Commerce --; E-Government --; Mobile Commerce --; Mobile Commerce in Perspective --; Electronic and Mobile Commerce Applications --; Retail and Wholesale --; Manufacturing --; Marketing --; Advertising --; Bartering --; Investment and Finance --; Banking --; E-Boutiques --; Advantages of Electronic and Mobile Commerce --; E-Commerce and M-Commerce Technology Infrastructure --; Hardware --; Web Server Software --; E-Commerce Software --; Mobile Commerce Hardware and Software --; Electronic Payment Systems --; Overview of Transaction Processing Systems --; Traditional Transaction Processing Methods and Objectives --; Transaction Processing Systems for Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises --; Transaction Processing Activities^^^; Data Collection --; Data Editing --; Data Correction --; Data Processing --; Data Storage --; Document Production --; Enterprise Resource Planning --; Overview of Enterprise Resource Planning --; Advantages of ERP --; Leading ERP Systems --; Supply Chain Management (SCM) --; Information Systems @ Work: Using ERP Systems to Accommodate Rapid Growth in the Meat Industry --; Customer Relationship Management --; Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) --; Ethical & Societal Issues: Online Fundraising Supports Research into Rare Genetic Disorder --; Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Enterprise Systems --; Hosted Software Model for Enterprise Software --; Case One; From Stand-Alone to Integrated Applications --; Case Two; Kramp Group, A Million Spare Parts -- and Counting --; 6; Information and Decision Support Systems --; Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd., India --; Decision Making and Problem Solving --; Decision Making as a Component of Problem Solving^^^es^^^; Programmed versus Nonprogrammed Decisions --; Structured, Semistructured, and Unstructured Decisions --; Optimization, Satisficing, and Heuristic Approaches --; Benefits of Information and Decision Support Systems --; Overview of Management Information Systems --; Management Information Systems in Perspective --; Inputs to a Management Information System --; Outputs of a Management Information System --; Characteristics of a Management Information System --; Functional Aspects of the MIS --; Financial Management Information Systems --; Manufacturing Management Information Systems --; Marketing Management Information Systems --; Human Resource Management Information Systems --; Other Management Information Systems --; Overview of Decision Support Systems --; Ethical & Societal Issues: You Want to Put That Where? --; Characteristics of a Decision Support System --; Capabilities of a Decision Support System --; Comparison of DSS and MIS^^^t of Problem Solving^^^es^^^; Components of a Decision Support System --; Database --; Model Base --; User Interface, or Dialogue Manager --; Group Decision Support Systems --; Characteristics of a GSS That Enhance Decision Making --; GSS Hardware and Software Tools --; GSS Alternatives --; Information Systems @ Work: Flaws in Group Support Systems --; Case One; DSS Dashboards Spur Business Growth at Irish Life --; Case Two; Mando: Streaming Inventory Management for Growth --; 7; Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems --; Caesaria, Israel --; Knowledge Management Systems --; Overview of Knowledge Management Systems --; Data and Knowledge Management Workers and Communities of Practice --; Obtaining, Storing, Sharing, and Using Knowledge --; Technology to Support Knowledge Management --; Overview of Artificial Intelligence --; Information Systems @ Work: Knowledge Management Improves Customer Support at Canon --; Artificial Intelligence in Perspective^^^lem Solving^^^es^^^; Nature of Intelligence --; Brain Computer Interface --; Major Branches of Artificial Intelligence --; Expert Systems --; Robotics --; Vision Systems
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