Business Information Systems in Your Career
Chapter 1
Business Information Systems in Your Career
Student Objectives
1. How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization?
2. Why are information systems so essential for running and managing a business today?
3. What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its people, organization, and technology components?
4. How will a four-step method for business problem solving help you solve information system-relations problems?
5. How will information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential?
Chapter Outline
1.1 The Role of Information Systems in Business Today How Information Systems Are Transforming Business Globalization Challenges and Opportunities: A Flattened World Business Drivers of Information Systems
1.2 Perspectives on Information Systems and Information Technology What Is an Information System? It Isn’t Simply Technology: The Role of People and Organizations Dimensions of Information Systems
1.3 Understanding Information Systems: A Business Problem-Solving Approach The Problem-Solving Approach A Model of the Problem-Solving Process The Role of Critical Thinking in Problem Solving The Connection Between Business Objectives, Problems, and Solutions
1.4 Information Systems and Your Career How Information Systems Will Affect Business Careers Information Systems and Your Career: Wrap-Up How This Book Prepares You for the Future
1.5 Hands-On MIS
Key Terms
The following alphabetical list identifies the key terms discussed in this chapter. The page number for each key term is provided.
Business model, 8
Information system, 11
Business processes, 14
Information systems literacy, 13
Change management, 20
Information technology (it), 10
Computer hardware, 15
Information technology (IT) infrastructure, 15
Computer literacy, 13
Input, 11
Computer software, 15
Internet, 15
Critical thinking, 21
Business Information Systems in Your Career
Student Objectives
1. How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization?
2. Why are information systems so essential for running and managing a business today?
3. What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its people, organization, and technology components?
4. How will a four-step method for business problem solving help you solve information system-relations problems?
5. How will information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential?
Chapter Outline
1.1 The Role of Information Systems in Business Today How Information Systems Are Transforming Business Globalization Challenges and Opportunities: A Flattened World Business Drivers of Information Systems
1.2 Perspectives on Information Systems and Information Technology What Is an Information System? It Isn’t Simply Technology: The Role of People and Organizations Dimensions of Information Systems
1.3 Understanding Information Systems: A Business Problem-Solving Approach The Problem-Solving Approach A Model of the Problem-Solving Process The Role of Critical Thinking in Problem Solving The Connection Between Business Objectives, Problems, and Solutions
1.4 Information Systems and Your Career How Information Systems Will Affect Business Careers Information Systems and Your Career: Wrap-Up How This Book Prepares You for the Future
1.5 Hands-On MIS
Key Terms
The following alphabetical list identifies the key terms discussed in this chapter. The page number for each key term is provided.
Business model, 8
Information system, 11
Business processes, 14
Information systems literacy, 13
Change management, 20
Information technology (it), 10
Computer hardware, 15
Information technology (IT) infrastructure, 15
Computer literacy, 13
Input, 11
Computer software, 15
Internet, 15
Critical thinking, 21