A clear, student-friendly and engaging introduction to how information technology is used in business. Featuring several case studies, video interviews, thorough pedagogy and completely up-to-date chapters, this textbook will be a core resource for undergraduate students of Business Information Systems, a compulsory module in business degrees. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/an-introduction-to-information-systems. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

"The clarity will hit the market it is aimed at. It is a very well written and constructed book. It is not overly technical, the language is appropriate and provides the reader with a clear understanding of the topic discussed. ... I will be recommending this book. It will meet the requirements of my students very well." - Alistair Beere, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK "A very clearly written and well structured text incorporating relevant examples... I can see myself adopting this text for my UG students" - Matt Glowatz, UCD School of Business, Ireland "I like the look and feel of the manuscript. It has a different angle through the introduction of a real-life system." - Carl Marnewick, University of Johannesburg, South Africa "The approach is good and suitable for my students who do not have a strong computer science/maths background. It doesn't make assumptions about how much background knowledge they have. ... Very strong information, well explained and detailed, not much left out at all in the topics a good coverage of the necessary content with engaging easy to understand case studies." - Marie-Louise van der Klooster, Deakin University, Australia

About the Author
David Whiteley, formerly Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, has taught Information Systems, Systems Analysis and Design and e-Commerce for the last twenty years. Prior to moving to academia David spent over twenty years in the computing industry as a programmer, system analyst and project manager.

Reviews
"The clarity will hit the market it is aimed at. It is a very well written and constructed book. It is not overly technical, the language is appropriate and provides the reader with a clear understanding of the topic discussed. ... I will be recommending this book. It will meet the requirements of my students very well." - Alistair Beere, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK "A very clearly written and well structured text incorporating relevant examples... I can see myself adopting this text for my UG students" - Matt Glowatz, UCD School of Business, Ireland "I like the look and feel of the manuscript. It has a different angle through the introduction of a real-life system." - Carl Marnewick, University of Johannesburg, South Africa "The approach is good and suitable for my students who do not have a strong computer science/maths background. It doesn't make assumptions about how much background knowledge they have. ... Very strong information, well explained and detailed, not much left out at all in the topics a good coverage of the necessary content with engaging easy to understand case studies." - Marie-Louise van der Klooster, Deakin University, Australia



Book Information
ISBN 9780230370500
Author David Whiteley
Format Paperback
Page Count 396
Imprint Red Globe Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 802g