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Introductory information systems textbooks often present the topic in somewhat of a vacuum. That is,
they focus on information systems without really succeeding in showing how IS is integrated in
organizations, how knowledge workers are supported, and how important IS is for an organization’s
success. Many undergraduate students do not understand why they are required to take an IS course
since they are not IS majors. Many also expect the introductory course to focus on personal
productivity software. This textbook will teach students how to exploit IS in a technology-rich
environment. It will emphasize why, no matter what their major, information and communications
technologies (ICT) are, and increasingly will be, a critical element in their personal success and the
success of their organizations. In other words, they need to be introduced to concepts, principles,
methods, and procedures that will be valuable to them for years to come in thinking about existing
organization systems, proposing new systems, and working with IS professionals in implementing new
systems.
Students need to understand systems and the systems concept, and they need to understand the role of
ICT in enabling systems. Students will learn the characteristics of good systems (e.g., intuitive, likable,
error-resistant, fast, flexible, and the like). Knowing the characteristics of good systems will permit
students to demand well-designed systems and to suggest how existing systems should be changed.
Students need to understand the affordances, directions, and limits of hardware, software, and
networks in both personal and organizational dimensions. They also need to appreciate that, as
technical capabilities change and new ones arise, more opportunities to apply ICT for efficiency,
effectiveness, and innovation are afforded. They need to understand the process for developing and
implementing new or improved systems and the activities of IS professionals in this process
Richard T. Watson - Personal Name
1st Edition
NONE
Information Systems
Management
English
Global Text
2007
1-221
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