Description |
1 online resource : colour illustrations. |
Current Frequency |
Updated irregularly. |
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data file |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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Open textbook library
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Open Textbook Library.
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Note |
Information Systems for Business and Beyond ©2014 David T. Bourgeois, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license made possible by funding from The Saylor Foundation's Open Textbook Challenge in order to be incorporated into Saylor.org's collection of open courses available at http://www.saylor.org. Full license terms may be viewed at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
"This book is written as an introductory text, meant for those with little or no experience with computers or information systems. While sometimes the descriptions can get a little bit technical, every effort has been made to convey the information essential to understanding a topic while not getting bogged down in detailed terminology or esoteric discussions."--Open Textbook Library. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Contents |
What Is an Information System? -- Hardware -- Software -- Data and Databases -- Networking and Communication -- Information Systems Security -- Does IT Matter? -- Business Processes -- The People in Information Systems -- Information Systems Development -- Globalization and the Digital Divide -- The Ethical and Legal Implications of Information Systems -- Future Trends in Information Systems. |
Local Note |
Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Textbooks |
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Open Textbook Library |
Subject |
Information resources management -- Textbooks.
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Information resources management. |
Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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