For undergraduate Introductory Management Information Systems courses. Help students understand the ways information systems are transforming business As technology continues to change the way organisations do business, knowledge of MIS is critical. Experiencing MIS illustrates how organisations use information systems to solve business problems every day. This modular text uses illustrative cases, exercises, projects, and other aids to ensure students connect concepts to everyday life by making MIS interesting and relevant to them. Changes and highlights in the 8th Edition keep pace with the fast-moving world of MIS and keep students up to date and knowledgeable on how to apply emerging technologies to better achieve their organisation's strategies. Unique and updated guides within each chapter highlight themes in ethics, security, MIS careers, and other timely topics. The full text downloaded to your computer

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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. He was also vice president of product marketing and development for the Microrim Corporation and was chief of technologies for the database division of Wall Data, Inc. He is the father of the semantic object data model. David's consulting clients have included IBM, Microsoft, and Computer Sciences Corporations, as well as numerous smaller companies. Recently, David has focused on using information systems for collaboration in education and industry.

His text Database Processing was first published in 1977 and is now in its 15th Edition. He has published many other textbooks, including Database Concepts, 6th Edition (2013), Using MIS, 7th Edition (2015), Experiencing MIS, 5th Edition (2015), MIS Essentials, 4th Edition (2015), SharePoint for Students (2012), and Office 365 in Business (2012). David lives on Whidbey Island, Washington. He has two children and three grandchildren.

Randall J. Boyle received his PhD in Management Information Systems from Florida State University in 2003. He also has a master's degree in Public Administration and a BS 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, 10th Edition, Corporate Computer and Network Security, 4th Edition, Applied Information Security, 2nd Edition, and Applied Networking Labs, 2nd Edition.

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