This website introduces students to the management of Information Systems (MIS). It covers the basic elements (Information Systems, process and communicate). It provides theory information as well as software training and real life projects to get students ready for realistic situation after graduation. It includes 18 chapters with some tutorials on using Microsoft word, ppt, excel, access and cloud services
Type of Material:
Open textbook put in an online course
Recommended Uses:
• In class
• Online delivery
Technical Requirements:
Also available as PDF:
http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Business%20Information%20Systems.pdf
Identify Major Learning Goals:
• Give students a good idea of what a career in MIS looks like by doing MIS.
• Enhance the professionalism of deliverables by teaching design and usability concepts.
• Promote creativity by assigning projects that demand it.
• Teach students about cloud computing by having them do cloud computing.
Target Student Population:
• MIS students
• Finance, account, management and marketing students
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Microsoft Office suite (exposure not mastery)
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Many other books have students study tools and then do a case. By contrast, most of this book is a case.
Other strengths:
• Up-to-date content
• Good balance between different skills
• Good examples
Concerns:
None noted
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
• The chapters are well divided, allowing the user to read information at his own pace and take breaks between sections
• Key takeaways and exercises at the end of each section are very useful
Concerns:
the book was published in 2012, so it surely needs updating
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
• Easy to access and navigate and can be used as a supplementary reading material
• Reading information, it makes you want to learn more
• Retain the reader’s attention
Concerns:
Judging from the resource, this website is an adaptation of a book. However, more attention could have been given to the website design which is too simple and lacks a good design
Creative Commons:
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