Principles of Information Systems (Available Titles Skills Assessment Manager (SAM) - Office 2007) - Hardcover

Stair, Ralph; Reynolds, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0619215615 ISBN 13: 9780619215613

Publisher: Course Technology, 2005

Synopsis

This new edition of Principles of Information Systems builds on the successful pedagogy of its previous editions and goes the distance to provide a new and highly comprehensive IS textbook. Experienced authors Ralph Stair and George Reynolds keep their readers engaged with the main concepts of the IS discipline via clear learning objectives, which are reinforced with up-to-date business examples and hands-on practice. The revised coverage includes increased global and career emphasis, extensive end-of-chapter material, and the integration of MIS Video and the MIS Companion CD.

About this title

About the Authors

Ralph Stair received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, an M.B.A. from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He has taught at the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, the University of New Orleans, and Florida State University. He has taught several courses through Florida State University's Study Abroad Program in London. Throughout the years, Dr. Stair has focused his teaching and research on information systems. He has endowed the Ralph Stair Prize in Innovative Education at Florida State University. He also provided funding for the Stair-Harkrider scholarship and the Ralph Stair Prize in Academic Improvement at his high school in Wisconsin.

Professor George Reynolds brings a wealth of business, teaching, and writing experience to this book. His successful business career spans four decades of working in government, institutional, and business IS organizations. Professor Reynolds combines this business and industry experience with exceptional teaching skills to deliver a text that is both practical and focused on the needs of today's student. Professor Reynolds has taught IS at the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University (Ohio), Miami University (Ohio), the College of Mount St. Joseph, and Strayer University. He has held positions at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas; the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California; and Procter & Gamble and Atos IT Services in Cincinnati, Ohio. Professor Reynolds has authored more than two dozen popular textbooks addressing various aspects of today's information technology and business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Course Technology
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0619215615
• ISBN 13: 9780619215613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 758