尽管管理信息系统的技术和策略正在快速地变化，但是指导它们的原理却是不受时间影响的。这些原理构成了本教材的主干，并在每章的学习中自始至终地指导着读者。 本书是一本集学术性与实际经验于一体的综合性信息系统书籍，不仅图文并茂地讲述了基础知识，而且提供了管理信息系统的经验教训，适合作为教材，教学参考书及研究资料。 本书的主要特点： 每章的论述以学习目标开始，清楚地给出该章要讨论的原理 关注信息系统优选化所带来的影响，提供了”World Views”案例，这些案例由美国之外的其他国家的教师撰写提供实践机会，书中包含“IS Principies in Action”的特殊兴趣栏以及自我评价测试每章都讨论了相关的道德问题，并有单独一章专门讨论信息系统和因特网上的安全、保密和道德问题。
目录
PART I An Overview Chapter 1I An Introduction to Information Systems 2 Chapter 2 Information Systems in Organizations 42 World Views Case: On-Line Presence Gives Mortgage Broker Global Reach 80 PART II Information Technology Concepts 83 Chapter 3 Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices 84 Chapter 4 Software: Systems and Application Software 130 Chapter 5 Organizing Data and Information 178 Chapter 6 Telecommunications and Networks 224 Chapter 7 The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets 272 World Views Case: From Railway Station to Whaleway Station 315 PART III Business Information Systems 317 Chapter 8 Electronic Commerce 318 Chapter 9 Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 362 Chapter 10 Information and Decision Support Systems 410 Chapter 11 Specialized Business Information Systems: Artificial Intelligence, Expert System Virtual Reality, and Other Specialized Systems 460 World Views Cases: A Happy Valentine's Day in Virtual China 498 Staff Rostering at the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong 500 PART IV Systems Development 503 Chapter 12 Systems Investigation and Analysis 504 Chapter 13 Systems Design, Implementation, Maintenance, and Review 556 World Views Case: Event-driven Review of the University of Nairobi's Student Management Information System 609 Song Book Music 610 PART V Information Systems in Business and Society 613 Chapter t 4 Security, Privacy, and Ethical Issues in Information Systems and the Internet 614 Glossary 659 Subject Index 673 Name and Company Index 691
