An introduction to information systems / David Whiteley.
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TextPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: xxiv, 368 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0230370500
- 9780230370500
- 658.4038011 23
- HD30.213 .W48 2013
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 658.4038011 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A480383B |
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| 658.4038011 VAL Information systems today : managing in the digital world / | 658.4038011 WAL Information systems in organizations : people, technology, and processes / | 658.4038011 WAR The strategic management of information systems : building a digital strategy / | 658.4038011 WHI An introduction to information systems / | 658.40380285574 KIM The data warehouse toolkit : the definitive guide to dimensional modeling / | 658.40380285632 SMI Introduction to neural networks and data mining for business applications / | 658.4038028574 ADE Impossible data warehouse situations : solutions from the experts / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. Information Systems -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Information Systems -- Information Systems and organizations -- Supermarket case study -- EPOS systems -- e-Shop -- Regional warehouse -- Replenishment -- Loyalty cards -- supermarket IS/IT infrastructure -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 2. IS Business Environment -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Business functions -- IS Business Model -- Operations -- Support functions -- Management -- Environment -- IS/IT infrastructure -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 3. IS Organization and Management -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- IS function within an organization -- IS department -- Projects -- Project management -- Outsourcing -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 4. Corporate Systems -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Corporate systems -- Payroll -- Payroll standing data -- Payroll calculation -- Payment and reporting -- Order processing -- Order processing -- standing data -- Process customer order -- Process replenishment order -- e-Order processing -- Order processing -- management information -- Order processing -- data structures -- ERP systems -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 5. e-Business Systems -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- e-Commerce/e-Business -- e-Commerce technologies -- trade cycle -- EDI systems -- EDI definition -- Implementing EDI -- Advantages and disadvantages of EDI -- i-Commerce (e-Shop) -- a-Shop trade cycle -- Shopbots -- m-Commerce -- Web 2.0 -- a-Shop as an IS -- e-Shop market changes -- e-Markets -- Electronic markets -- Usage of e-Markets -- e-Procurement systems -- Advantages and disadvantages of e-Markets -- Future of e-Markets -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 6. Computers and Information Technology -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Information Technology -- development of IT -- IT equipment -- Technology -- IT infrastructure -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 7. Data and Information -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Data in and information out -- Data capture -- Data capture technology -- Data entry -- Human-computer interaction (HCI) -- Management information -- Levels of decision-making -- Structured and unstructured decisions -- Management information reports -- MIS, EIS, DSS and data-mining -- Information and operations -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 8. Files and Databases -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Data storage -- Databases -- Data structure -- Relational databases -- Example database -- SQL -- Data structures and processing efficiency -- Other database paradigms -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 9. Networks and Computer Security -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Networks -- network connection -- Protocol -- Network equipment -- Example network -- internet -- Computer security -- Physical security -- Data security -- Encryption -- Access control -- Network security -- Process protection -- Malware -- Cyber warfare -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 10. System Development Lifecycle -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- System development lifecycle -- Iterative lifecycles -- Methodologies -- Structured system analysis and design -- DSDM -- Object-oriented analysis and design -- Agile development -- Socio-technical system analysis and design -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 11. System Analysis and Design Toolbox -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- System analysis and design -- User requirements and use cases -- Data flow diagram (DFD) -- Entity relationship diagram (ERD) -- ERD additional features -- Sequence diagram -- Class diagram -- Other SA&D documentation -- State diagram -- Relational data analysis -- Jackson structures -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 12. Implementing the Information Systems -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Implementing the Information Systems -- Project planning -- PERT -- Gantt chart -- Programming -- Testing -- Implementation -- Project failures -- Maintenance -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 13. Computing, the Law and the Environment -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Computing and the law -- Computer Misuse Act -- Data Protection Act -- Green computing -- Environmental issues -- Environmental solutions -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises -- 14. Information Society -- Summary -- Learning Outcomes -- Key Terms -- Information Society -- Work in the Information Society -- Social interaction in the Information Society -- Automated systems -- e-Government -- Civil liberties -- IT profession -- Careers in IS -- Further Reading -- Comprehension Test -- Exercises.
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