Introduction to Information Systems: An Internetworked Enterprise Perspective - Hardcover

O'Brien, James A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0256251967 ISBN 13: 9780256251968

Publisher: Richard d Irwin, 1997

Synopsis

This text is designed for the Introduction to Information Systems course required in four-year schools of business at the undergraduate-level, usually taught in the freshman or sophomore year. Also taught at select two-year schools and found in MBA programs that require course for incoming graduate students.

The 2nd Alt. Ed. is a revision of the 8/E plus 3 chapters (in Module III) that have an Internet/telecommunications focus.

This edition of O'Brien is the most up-to-date one yet with hot topics like the Internet, intranets, extranets, electronic commerce, Java, and other new developments in technology found throughout as well as concentrated in the 2 new chapters.

About this title

About the Author

George M. Marakas is an associate professor of Information Systems at the School of Business at the University of Kansas. His teaching expertise includes Systems Analysis and Design, Technology-Assisted Decision Making, Electronic Commerce, Management of IS Resources, Behavioral IS Research Methods, and Data Visualization and Decision Support. In addition, George is an active researcher in the area of Systems Analysis Methods, Data Mining and Visualization, Creativity Enhancement, Conceptual Data Modeling, and Computer Self-Efficacy. George received his PhD in Information Systems from Florida International University in Miami and his MBA from Colorado State University. Throughout his academic career, George has distinguished himself both through his research and in the classroom. He has received numerous national teaching awards and his research has appeared in the top journals in his field. In addition to this text, he is also the author of three best-selling textbooks in information systems: Decision Support Systems for the 21st Century, Systems Analysis and Design: An Active Approach, and Data Warehousing, Mining, and Visualization: Core Concepts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Richard d Irwin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0256251967
• ISBN 13: 9780256251968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 656