Information Systems Today: Managing in a Digital World, Seventh Edition features:
- Vivid case studies interspersed throughout the text to illustrate concepts in action
- Opening Cases begin chapters with real-world companies, technologies, and issues that illuminate the chapter topic
- Brief Cases embedded in the text explore critical issues related modern information systems and come with insightful discussion questions to seed assignments and dialogues among classmates
- End-of-Chapter Cases reinforce lessons by presenting two real-world cases taken from contemporary sources like BusinessWeek and Wired
- Intuitive organization and engaging elements help students preview, review, and retain essential information. Each chapter includes:
- Industry Analysis, an investigation into how a particular industry adapts to the new rules of operation in a digital world
- Coming Attractions, an in-depth look at innovations on the horizon likely to have a major impact on organizations and society
- When Things Go Wrong, an invaluable exploration of what companies and organizations have done when information systems didn’t go according to plan
- Who’s Going Mobile, an examination of the growing importance of mobile devices as they relate to information systems
- Ethical Dilemma, a closer look at contemporary dilemmas concerned ethical business practices
- Key Players, a closer look at leading organizations that have led the way and changed the game for others in the digital realm
- End-of-Chapter Materials, such as key terms, study questions, and innovative exercises, that accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles
- Learning objectives, clearly stated, explained, and reviewed across the chapter
- NEW! Updated chapter material to reflect contemporary issues immediately applicable to the modern business world:
- REVISED! Chapter 1 updates the definition of information systems in light of five big megatrends.
- REVISED! Chapter 2 covers new content on how information systems play a major role in the business models and revenue plans of most modern organizations.
- REVISED! Chapter 3 provides a stronger focus on the necessity for reliable and scalable infrastructure.
- REVISED! Chapter 4 adds fresh content on issues related to e-commerce and consumer relations.
- REVISED! Chapter 5 discusses new topics revolving around the use of traditional and emerging tools for communication, collaboration, cooperation, and connection.
- REVISED! Chapter 6 supplies expanded coverage of databases and extracting insights from Big Data.
- REVISED! Chapter 8 significantly expands the discussion of supply chain management and covers key topics in B2B e-commerce.
- REVISED! Chapter 10 explores the increasingly important topic of information systems risk management.
- REVISED! Tech Briefing provides an in-depth foundation related to various information technologies.
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This title is also available with MyMISLab – an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.
BEFORE CLASS
The Chapter Warm-up helps you hold your students accountable for learning key concepts in each chapter before coming to class. The assignment consists of basic questions related to topics in the text, and gives students the chance to access their eText to read about the topics in question. Grading and item analysis in the assignment allow you to see what students know and don’t know.
Dynamic Study Modules: Help students study effectively on their own by continuously assessing their activity and performance in real time. Here's how it works: students complete a set of questions with a unique answer format that also asks them to indicate their confidence level. Questions repeat until the student can answer them all correctly and confidently. Once completed, Dynamic Study Modules explain the concept using materials from the text. These are available as graded assignments prior to class, and accessible on smartphones, tablets, and computers.
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Just as a great instructor brings course material to life, the Enhanced eText brings reading to life — with animations, interactive tutorials, and more. In the Enhanced eText, immediate practice suited to a variety of learning styles is just a click away.
DURING CLASS
Learning Catalytics™ is an interactive, student response tool that uses students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking. Now included with MyLab with eText, Learning Catalytics enables you to generate classroom discussion, guide your lecture, and promote peer-to-peer learning with real-time analytics. Instructors, you can:
- Pose a variety of open-ended questions that help your students develop critical thinking skills
- Monitor responses to find out where students are struggling
- Use real-time data to adjust your instructional strategy and try other ways of engaging your students during class
- Manage student interactions by automatically grouping students for discussion, teamwork, and peer-to-peer learning
Business Today: Bring current events alive in your classroom with videos that illustrate current and topical business concepts.
Reporting Dashboard: View, analyze, and report learning outcomes clearly and easily, and get the information you need to keep your students on track throughout the course with the new Reporting Dashboard. Available via the MyLab Gradebook and fully mobile-ready, the Reporting Dashboard presents student performance data at the class, section, and program levels in an accessible, visual manner.
AFTER CLASS
Branching, Decision-Making Simulations: Decision-making simulations put your students in the role of manager as they make a series of decisions based on a realistic business challenge. The simulations change and branch based on their decisions, creating various scenario paths. At the end of each simulation, students receive a grade and a detailed report of the choices they made with the associated consequences included.
Video Exercises: These engaging videos explore a variety of business topics related to the theory students are learning in class. Quizzes assess students’ comprehension of the concepts covered in each video.
Writing Space: Better writers make great learners—who perform better in their courses. Designed to help you develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking, the Writing Space offers a single place to create, track, and grade writing assignments, provide resources, and exchange meaningful, personalized feedback with students, quickly and easily.
Thanks to auto-graded, assisted-graded, and create-your-own assignments, you decide your level of involvement in evaluating students' work. The auto-graded option allows you to assign writing in large classes without having to grade essays by hand. And because of integration with Turnitin®, Writing Space can check students’ work for improper citation or plagiarism.
Quizzes and Tests: Pre-built quizzes and tests allow you to quiz students without having to grade the assignments yourself.