Experiencing MIS, 9th edition
- David M. Kroenke |
- Randall J Boyle |
Title overview
For introductory courses in Management Information Systems.
Turn concepts into practice
Experiencing MIS illustrates how organizations use information systems to solve problems. As technology changes business operations, graduates need the skills to apply emerging technology. With an emphasis on achieving business strategies, this modular text uses cases, exercises, projects, and more to apply technological solutions.
The 9th Edition reflects major technological advances, including self-driving cars, smart devices, virtual reality, automated workforces and data breaches. These developments are integrated into new case studies, career and ethics guides, updated statistics, and chapter content.
Hallmark features of this title
Drives deeper learning and understanding
- Question-Driven Chapter Learning Objectives identify the main point of the section, focus students and make their reading more efficient.
- How Does This Knowledge Help You? sections summarize the key takeaways from each chapter.
Fosters critical thinking skills
- Using Your Knowledge sections include practice problems to test students' critical-thinking and application skills.
New and updated features of this title
Real-world focus
- NEW and UPDATED: Chapter-ending case studies ground concepts in current scenarios, asking students to reflect on real-world uses of the tech and systems presented in the chapter and recommend solutions.
- UPDATED: Career Guides, featuring the first-hand accounts of successful IS graduates, help students see how course knowledge leads to real-world IS career opportunities.
- UPDATED: So What? features present current IS issues and questions designed to help students see why chapter content is relevant to business professionals.
Flexible, modular design
- UPDATED and NEW: 18 optional chapter extensions provide the flexibility to extend learning on specific topics (includes updated extensions on Microsoft Access 365 and Excel 2019 skills and new content on collaboration tools).
Fosters critical-thinking skills
- UPDATED: Ethics Guide sections focus on current issues relating to IS. Designed to stimulate thought, discussion, and active participation, they allow for students to develop problem-solving skills and become better business professionals.
- UPDATED: Collaboration Exercises foster active participation as students work as a team to solve a business problem.
Table of contents
PART 1: WHY MIS?
- The Importance of MIS
- Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage
- Business Intelligence Systems
PART 2: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Hardware and Software
- Database Processing
- The Cloud
PART 3: USING IS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- Collaboration Information Systems for Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Project Management
- Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems
- Social Media Information Systems
PART 4: INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
- Information Systems Security
- Information Systems Management
- Information Systems Development
Author bios
About our authors
David Kroenke has many years of teaching experience at Colorado State University, Seattle University, and the University of Washington. He has led dozens of seminars for college professors on the teaching of information systems and technology. In 1991, the International Association of Information Systems named him Computer Educator of the Year. In 2009, David was named Educator of the Year by the Association of Information Technology Professionals-Education Special Interest Group (AITP-EDSIG).
David worked for the U.S. Air Force and Boeing Computer Services. He was a principal in the startup of three companies, serving as the vice president of product marketing and development for the Microrim Corporation and as chief of database technologies for Wall Data, Inc. He is the father of the semantic object data model.
David's consulting clients have included IBM, Microsoft, and Computer Sciences Corporation, as well as numerous smaller companies. Recently, David has focused on using information systems for teaching collaboration and teamwork.
His text Database Processing was first published in 1977 and is now in its 15th Edition. He has authored and coauthored many other textbooks, including Database Concepts, 9th Edition, Using MIS, 11th Edition, Processes, Systems, and Information: An Introduction to MIS, 3rd Edition, SharePoint for Students, and Office 365 in Business.
Randall J. Boyle is a Professor of Management Information Systems, Fulbright Scholar, and Willard Eccles Fellow at Weber State University. He received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Florida State University in 2003. He also has a master's degree in Public Administration and a B.S. in Finance. He has received university teaching awards at Weber State University, Longwood University, the University of Utah, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has taught a wide variety of classes, including Introduction to MIS, Cyber Security, Networking & Servers, System Analysis and Design, Telecommunications, Advanced Cyber Security, Decision Support Systems, and Web Servers.
His research areas include deception detection in computer-mediated environments, secure information systems, the effects of IT on cognitive biases, the effects of IT on knowledge workers, and e-commerce. He has published in several academic journals and has authored additional textbooks, including Using MIS, 12th Edition, Corporate Computer and Network Security, 5th Edition, Applied Information Security, 2nd Edition, and Applied Networking Labs, 2nd Edition.