For introductory courses in Management Information Systems
A process focus that’s engaging, relevant, and easy to teach
Transform your MIS course with Processes, Systems, and Information: An Introduction to MIS — a hands-on, process approach to business. Earl H. McKinney, Jr., and David M. Kroenke show students exactly how businesses use information systems and technology to create competitive strategies, support business processes, and accomplish their goals. Complete with numerous examples of business situations, this book helps students understand what business systems actually are and why they’re so important.
In the 3rd Edition, you’ll find a reflection of the current technological landscape, coverage of technologies new to the business scene, and a strong emphasis on security. Its clear and concise presentation, within the process context, makes Processes, Systems, and Information the ideal book for majors and non-majors alike. Non-majors will see the vital role IS plays in supporting their business processes.
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Table of Contents:
PART 1: WHY MIS?
1. The Importance of MIS
2. Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information
PART 2: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
3 Networks and the Cloud
4. Database Processing
5. Information Systems Security
PART 3: STRUCTURED PROCESSES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
6. Using IS to Improve Processes
7. Supporting Processes with ERP Systems
8. Supporting the Procurement Process with SAP
(Appendix 8) SAP Procurement Tutorial
9. Supporting the Sales Process with SAP
(Appendix 9) SAP Sales Tutorial
PART 4: DYNAMIC PROCESSES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
10. Collaboration and IS
11. Social Media and IS
12. Business Intelligence and IS
(Appendix 12) SAP Business Intelligence Tutorial
Extension 1 Information Systems Careers
Extension 2 Hardware and Software
Extension 3 Process Management and Information Systems Development
Extension 4 AI and Robots
Extension 5 Location-Based Data Information Systems: Mobile Devices and Geographic Information Systems
About the Author :
Earl McKinney, Jr.
Teaching the introduction to MIS course has been Earl McKinney’s passion for 20 years. He first caught the bug at his alma mater, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and has continued his addiction during his tenure at Bowling Green State University. While teaching that class and other undergraduate and graduate classes, Earl has also introduced a half dozen new courses on security, social media, ERP, and information. He has been awarded a number of department and college teaching awards by students and fellow faculty, and is currently the Chair of the Accounting and MIS departments. His interest in the broader context of the business curriculum is reflected in several of his publications and by the Decision Science Institute’s National Instructional Innovation Award.
Earl’s research in e-commerce, small team communication during a crisis, and theoretical work on the notion of information has been published in Behaviour and Information Technology, Human Factors, Information and Management, and MIS Quarterly. He consults with James Hall, the former head of the NTSB for British Petroleum, the U.S. Forest Service, and several Air Force agencies on human factors and aviation communication issues.
He holds an undergraduate economics degree from the Air Force Academy, a Master’s of Engineering from Cornell University, and a PhD in MIS from the University of Texas. A former Air Force fighter pilot, Earl lives in Bowling Green with his wife and has two grown sons.
David Kroenke
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. He was also vice president of product marketing and d
