With Experiencing MIS, you'll learn to use information systems to create value and solve business problems. The text is designed to help you develop the skills that companies demand as they innovate with new technologies. Illustrative cases, exercises, and collaborative projects are included to get you hands-on achieving business strategies and applying sound ethical practices. IS career guides throughout highlight real-world opportunities to turn course knowledge into career success.
The 10th Edition has been updated to introduce you to the latest advancements in MIS, with new coverage of data breaches and evolving technologies, such as self-driving cars. Problem-solving activities featuring authentic business tasks have also been added. You'll practice completing IS challenges using Excel, Access, or Web applications, with 45 application exercises to choose from.
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About the Author: 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.
