This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon.Information management is vital for today’s businesses. It requires significant...
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This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon.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. Obtaining business value from vast amount of information collected by businesses is no longer only a technological challenge. The choice of decision making tools and information solutions rests with the business, as well as with IT managers.The aim of this book is to assist managers in becoming knowledgeable decision makers in the field of information management and analysis. Why do managers need to understand and participate in forging information strategy of their business? Do they need to be aware of what tools are available to transform information into business intelligence for decision making? After all, it is possible to completely outsource information management processes to a third party. Managers who choose to hand over information analysis solely to technical professionals jeopardise the foundation of their business decisions. Managers today need to be aware of current information analysis methods as well as the latest technology in the information management field to enhance productivity and stay ahead of competitors. This textbook covers methods of information analysis using relational databases written for current and future managers. The text finishes with an overview of current threats to business information assets and approaches to their mitigation.Key Features: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 is supported by:- A downloadable versions of the database files used in this book- Further exercises- Solutions for instructors
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This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon.This course is an introduction to ERP supported by SAP ERP with the IDES...
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This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon.This course is an introduction to ERP supported by SAP ERP with the IDES database.The method is developed for business schools and universities. Knowledge of the subjects related to ERP is assumed.The method does not focus on the modules of SAP ERP, but on the main characteristic of SAP ERP: the integration of business processes.The course is divided into three parts:Enterprise Resource Planning and SAPCarrying out a complete ERP processSpecial applicationsIn part two, master data are created and a complete sales order-driven process is carried out. It offers hands-on experiences and knowledge about material requirements planning and all related business cycle steps, typical for SAP ERP.
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This is an advanced class in Databases. It will present SQL as well as other advanced topics, including query optimization,...
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This is an advanced class in Databases. It will present SQL as well as other advanced topics, including query optimization, concurrency, data warehouses, object-oriented extensions, and XML.
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The Saylor Foundation
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This book aims presents the recent research topics within the KM field, it is titled "New Research on Knowledge...
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This book aims presents the recent research topics within the KM field, it is titled "New Research on Knowledge Management Technology" and includes 13 chapters.
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New Research on Knowledge Management Applications and Lesson Learned" includes 14 chapters. This book introduces the...
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New Research on Knowledge Management Applications and Lesson Learned" includes 14 chapters. This book introduces the applications of KM technologies and methods to various fields.
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New Research on Knowledge Management Models and MethodsEdited by Huei-Tse Hou, ISBN 978-953-51-0190-1, 438 pages, Publisher:...
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New Research on Knowledge Management Models and MethodsEdited by Huei-Tse Hou, ISBN 978-953-51-0190-1, 438 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published March 23, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 licenseDOI: 10.5772/1799Edited Volume
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We set out to design an introductory course governed by four themes:Give students a good idea of what a career in MIS looks...
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We set out to design an introductory course governed by four themes: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.Students in an introductory Management Information Systems (MIS) course 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.This course is designed to help students get a feel for what a career in MIS would be like. Our students report that they learn more about information systems from their internships than from their IS courses. Consequently, we designed a course that looks very much like an internship—an introduction to the field followed by a substantial project.Chapter 1 begins by introducing the information systems landscape. Here we discuss 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 chapter in Chapter 2 where they fit in naturally with the flow of the project.Chapter 2 is the substantial project which runs over a number of chapters. Over the course of the semester, students plan, build, and develop a proposal for an iPhone application. They 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. Prior to the existence of this course, we were only able to give such an interesting project at the senior level. Now, even as freshmen, students have a real experience of MIS in operation.A by product of creating an engaging course is increased enrollment in the MIS major. Even students who have never heard of MIS become excited about the major and either switch majors or add it as a double major or minor.Many other books have students study tools and then do a case. By contrast, most of this book is a case. Much like the real world, we introduce tools when needed, and only to the extent needed, to get at each part of the case.
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This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon.DescriptionContentAbout the AuthorDescriptionThis book is based on the...
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This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon.DescriptionContentAbout the AuthorDescriptionThis book is based on the experiences of a large number of successful IT managers. And the truth is, the most important skills are the people skills you will need to be successful. If you are expecting large models and great analysis, you may be a bit disappointed, but bear with us. The skills that will make the biggest difference to your success are the ones we describe here.
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One of the most influential IT developments of the past forty years has been Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP. Thousands...
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One of the most influential IT developments of the past forty years has been Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP. Thousands of organisations have used ERP to change their business models. Millions of employees in these organisations use ERP in their daily work. Tens of thousands of software developers earn their living with writing ERP software. Suppliers of ERP systems, such as SAP and Oracle, as well as ERP implementation partners, such as Accenture, realise multi-billion annual revenues in the ERP market.This Guide to ERP is meant to be read at various levels in organisations. Board members and managers can use this book to gain an overview of the concepts of ERP, the benefits that can be obtained from it, and the link between ERP and other managerial trends and issues. At program or project management level, the book supports the development of ERP business cases, describes parties involved in a typical ERP implementation, and explains a number of ERP risks and pitfalls. For ERP users, who often only see a limited part of the ERP system in their daily work, the book offers the bigger picture.The theoretical basis of the book is clarified by a large number of examples of ERP, from the public as well as from the private sector. The examples, and an extended case study, make the book relevant for higher education, especially for students in management science, financial management and information management courses.This book consists of three parts. The first part is a general introduction. The aim of this part is to make the reader aware of the most important characteristics of ERP. An overview is presented of the reasons why companies and other organisations apply ERP, and what they expect from their ERP systems. The extent to which these expectations are realised are discussed, as well as the impact of ERP in practice. The most important ERP suppliers are listed, and the technical foundation of ERP systems is explained for a non-technical audience.The two themes of the second part of the book are evaluation and implementation of ERP systems. The objective of this part of the book is to introduce the phases that can be distinguished in the ERP life cycle in an organisation, the most important decisions that have to be taken in these phases, and methods that can be used for evaluation and implementation of ERP systems. The first phase of ERP, the ex ante evaluation, is discussed in detail. This part of the books concludes with an extensive case study in which an ERP business case is developed for an example organisation.In the third part of the book, ERP is viewed from the organisational and managerial perspective. The aim of this part of the book is to give the reader an overview of recent managerial trends, and how they relate to ERP. Trends that will be discussed are open source software, corporate governance and shared service centres.Undoubtedly, ERP is one of the most important and influential trends in information technology. This, however, does not imply that everyone automatically subscribes to the advantages of ERP. The main characteristics of ERP, and their impact on organisations have been criticised. In a guide to ERP this criticism should not be ignored. The last chapter of this book is therefore dedicated to this criticism.
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This lesson was created using Soft Chalk and was named the first place winner in the 2016 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge. This...
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This lesson was created using Soft Chalk and was named the first place winner in the 2016 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge. This lesson teaches students to:1. Describe the steps in the ethical decision-making process. a. Define ethics and recognize its importance in the corporate environment.2. Recall the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology.3. Recognize how businesses collect, store, and use information.4. Identify potential threats to the privacy of personal data stored in different locations. a. Define privacy and recognize its importance in the corporate environment.
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