http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:38 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:38 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=518593 According to the OER Commons, "Word 2007 is a word processor designed by Microsoft This manual will show you some more advanced features of the program and is aimed at students preparing to write their thesis. The manual covers: Outlining; Using styles; Creating a table of contents; Defining document sections; Effective use of graphics.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=562772 ״Phil Factor is a legend in his own runtime. Scurrilous, absurd, confessional and scathing by turns, Confessions of an IT Manager targets the idiocy, incompetence and overreach of the IT management industry from vantage point all the way up and down the greasy pole.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=432521 This is classified as a online book, but is a very short one. The learning goals of the "book" are that students ״• Understand the need for sustainability • Know the difference between green Information Systems (IS) and green Information Technology (IT) • Use the u-factors to analyze how IS can support a green physical system • Apply a framework to identify opportunities for green IS and green IT • Understand the need to align corporate and IS green strategies • Understand three different approaches to ecological thinking.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=513947 This is a free, online textbook offered by the Global Text Project at University of Georgia. 'The book "Introductory Business Statistics" by Thomas K. Tiemann explores the basic ideas behind statistics, such as populations, samples, the difference between data and information, and most importantly sampling distributions. The author covers topics including descriptive statistics and frequency distributions, normal and t-distributions, hypothesis testing, t-tests, f-tests, analysis of variance, non-parametric tests, and regression basics. Using real-world examples throughout the text, the author hopes to help students understand how statistics works, not just how to "get the right number.״' http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=511012 This is a free, online textbook that is a guide to using Excel. Chapter topics range from "What is New in Excel 2007" to Advanced Excel. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=513418 This is a free, online textbook offered by Bookboon.com. "Information management is vital for today’s businesses. It requires significant investment and supports critical business processes. With the proliferation of the information economy and information systems, effective information management determines success of virtually every business operation. The aim of this free book is to assist managers in becoming knowledgeable decision makers in the field of information management and analysis.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=513421 This is a free, online textbook offered by Bookboon.com. "This is the exercise book for Business Information Management. Each chapter provides a comprehensive coverage of relevant theory concepts followed by review questions, and/or case studies and worked examples. Many practical examples are included to illustrate the data analysis concepts. These exercises should help students acquire hands on skills, prepare for assessment and solve types of problems encountered in employment. The book refers a database file SQLLabSessions.accdb, you can download it here.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=721886 This is a free open textbook offered by Saylor Foundation.'Students in introductory Management Information Systems (MIS) courses often ask what a career in MIS looks like. Lacking a clear vision, they make their own assumptions. Often they assume the career involves programming with little human interaction. That MIS is a technical field could not be further from the truth. MIS job descriptions typically require candidates to be able to collaborate, communicate, analyze needs and gather requirements. They also list the need for excellent written and communication skills. In other words, MIS workers are constantly interacting with other people both inside and outside the organization. They are coming up with creative solutions to business problems.Business Information Systems by Frost, Pike, Kenyo and Pels is designed to help students get a feel for what a career in MIS would be like. The authors' students report that they learn more about information systems from their internships than from their IS courses. Consequently, they designed a book that looks very much like an internship--an introduction to the field followed by a substantial project. The authors begin Unit 1 by introducing the information systems landscape. The unit kicks off with a discussion of all the usual suspects: the information systems triangle, the systems development life cycle, transaction systems (ERP, SCM, CRM), collaboration systems, and business intelligence systems. Other aspects of the landscape such as usability, outsourcing, database concepts and so forth are introduced throughout a chapter in unit 2 where they fit in naturally with the flow of the project. Unit 2 is the substantial project which runs over a number of chapters. Students will plan, build, and develop a proposal for an iPhone application. They will develop a very realistic mockup. They also build a website to help market and support the app. Students are engaged because the project is fun and feels real. However, they are simultaneously learning business concepts and MIS skills. With Designing Information Systems, even as freshmen, you can give your students an experience that emulates MIS in operation. Business Information Systems: Design an App for That by Frost, Pike, Kenyo and Pels is a text that will help students learn Information Systems by doing Management Information Systems. Request a desk copy or examine the book online now to see how this text might work in your course or department.' http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=617306 This is a free, online textbook offered by Book Boon. "This textbook provides an overview of business information systems and provides definitions for the different systems used in companies.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=540077 Students in introductory Management Information Systems (MIS) courses often ask what a career in MIS looks like. Lacking a clear vision, they make their own assumptions. Often they assume the career involves programming with little human interaction. That MIS is a technical field could not be further from the truth. MIS job descriptions typically require candidates to be able to collaborate, communicate, analyze needs and gather requirements. They also list the need for excellent written and communication skills. In other words, MIS workers are constantly interacting with other people both inside and outside the organization. They are coming up with creative solutions to business problems. Business Information Systems by Frost, Pike, Kenyo and Pels is designed to help students get a feel for what a career in MIS would be like. The authors' students report that they learn more about information systems from their internships than from their IS courses. Consequently, they designed a book that looks very much like an internship--an introduction to the field followed by a substantial project.The authors begin Unit 1 by introducing the information systems landscape. The unit kicks off with a discussion of all the usual suspects: the information systems triangle, the systems development life cycle, transaction systems (ERP, SCM, CRM), collaboration systems, and business intelligence systems. Other aspects of the landscape such as usability, outsourcing, database concepts and so forth are introduced throughout a chapter in unit 2 where they fit in naturally with the flow of the project. Unit 2 is the substantial project which runs over a number of chapters. Students will plan, build, and develop a proposal for an iPhone application. They will develop a very realistic mockup. They also build a website to help market and support the app. Students are engaged because the project is fun and feels real. However, they are simultaneously learning business concepts and MIS skills. With Designing Information Systems, even as freshmen, you can give your students an experience that emulates MIS in operation.Business Information Systems: Design an App for That by Frost, Pike, Kenyo and Pels is a text that will help students learn Information Systems by doing Management Information Systems. Request a desk copy or examine the book online now to see how this text might work in your course or department.