Business Information Systems
Analysis, Design and Practice
6th Edition
Published on 3. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-273-71382-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to equip those in, or entering business to assess the opportunities, limitations and major issues surrounding modern business information systems and to appreciate the way that information systems can aid the realization of business objectives.
This book provides students with:
good technical coverage,
accessible coverage for both business students and computing students,
interesting case studies, including a running case throughout the systems development chapters, showing real world application of ideas and technologies,
European context and examples
PowerPoint slides and additional test questions for Lecturers online.
New to this edition?
Chapters 10-15 on Systems Development, Analysis and Design have been replaced by new chapters taking an object oriented approach. The structured approach is still summarised in chapter 16 and the content from the previous edition is included in full online in the Companion Website.
Case studies, questions and activities have been updated throughout.
An introduction or increased focus on current topics such as globalisation, agile methods, E-Business, security and trust, off the shelf solutions, CRM, legacy systems integration, business intelligence, data warehousing and data mining.
This book provides students with:
good technical coverage,
accessible coverage for both business students and computing students,
interesting case studies, including a running case throughout the systems development chapters, showing real world application of ideas and technologies,
European context and examples
PowerPoint slides and additional test questions for Lecturers online.
New to this edition?
Chapters 10-15 on Systems Development, Analysis and Design have been replaced by new chapters taking an object oriented approach. The structured approach is still summarised in chapter 16 and the content from the previous edition is included in full online in the Companion Website.
Case studies, questions and activities have been updated throughout.
An introduction or increased focus on current topics such as globalisation, agile methods, E-Business, security and trust, off the shelf solutions, CRM, legacy systems integration, business intelligence, data warehousing and data mining.
More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 30 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 244 mm
Weight
1040 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-273-71382-1 (9780273713821)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Graham Curtisis Head of Modular Programmes at the University of East London.
David Cobham is Head of Department of Computing and Informatics at the University of Lincoln.
David Cobham is Head of Department of Computing and Informatics at the University of Lincoln.
Content
Preface
1. Information systems
2. Strategy and information systems
3. Business information technology
4. Distributed systems, networks and the organization
5. The Internet and the World Wide Web
6. Electronic commerce and business
7. Business intelligence
8. File organization and databases for business information systems
9. Information systems: control and responsibility
10. Information systems development: an overview
11. The systems project: early stages
12. Process analysis and modelling
13. Data analysis and modelling
14. Systems design
15. Detailed design, implementation and review
16. Object oriented approaches
17. Systems development: further tools, techniques and alternative approaches
18. Expert systems and knowledge bases
1. Information systems
2. Strategy and information systems
3. Business information technology
4. Distributed systems, networks and the organization
5. The Internet and the World Wide Web
6. Electronic commerce and business
7. Business intelligence
8. File organization and databases for business information systems
9. Information systems: control and responsibility
10. Information systems development: an overview
11. The systems project: early stages
12. Process analysis and modelling
13. Data analysis and modelling
14. Systems design
15. Detailed design, implementation and review
16. Object oriented approaches
17. Systems development: further tools, techniques and alternative approaches
18. Expert systems and knowledge bases