The fourth Canadian edition of Management Information Systems for the Information Age provides the ultimate in flexibility to tailor content to the exact needs of any MIS or IT course. The 9 Chapters and 12 Extended Learning Modules (ELM) can be presented in any combination of business/managerial and technical topics an Instructor chooses in order to create the best fit for their course syllabus. For a managerial approach to MIS, the emphasis is on the chapter material. For a technical approach to MIS, the emphasis is on the Extended Learning Modules. The nine chapters form the core of material covering business and managerial topics, from strategic and competitive technology opportunities to the organization and management of information using databases and data warehouses. The twelve ELMs provide a technical glimpse into the world of IT, covering topics ranging from building an ePortfolio, to Microsoft Access.
Stephen Haag is the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Director of the MBA program in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Prior to being Associate Dean, Stephen served as Chair of the Department of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Stephen holds a B.B.A. and M.B.A. from West Texas State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. Stephen has been teaching in the classroom since 1982 and publishing books since 1984. Stephen is the coauthor of numerous books including "Interactions: Teaching English as a Second Language" (with his mother and father), "Information Technology: Tomorrow's Advantage Today" (with Peter Keen), "Excelling in Finance," and more than 40 books within the "I-Series." He has also written numberous articles appearing in such journals as Communications of the ACM, Soio-Economic Planning Siences, the International Journal of Systems Science, Managerial and Decision Economics, Applied Economics, and the Australian Journal of Management.
Pretty outdated by now (2015). Content is very introductory and the author loves to put absurd names on everything (cyber- this and e- that). Author also likes to talk down to the reader--"you kids and your Facebooks and cell phones."
Be wary of getting technology information from an old business book.