Friday, January 23, 2009

Introduction to Information Systems or Fast Track UML 20

Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and Transforming Business

Author: Efraim Turban

WHATS IN IT FOR ME?

Information technology lives all around us-in how we communicate, how we do business, how we shop, and how we learn. Smart phones, iPods, PDAs, and wireless devices dominate our lives, and yet it's all too easy for students to take information technology for granted.

Rainer and Turban's Introduction to Information Systems, 2nd edition helps make Information Technology come alive in the classroom. This text takes students where IT lives-in today's businesses and in our daily lives while helping students understand how valuable information technology is to their future careers.

The new edition provides concise and accessible coverage of core IT topics while connecting these topics to Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, Human resources, and Operations, so students can discover how critical IT is to each functional area and every business.

Also available with this edition is WileyPLUS - a powerful online tool that provides instructors and students with an integrated suite of teaching and learning resources in one easy-to-use website. The WileyPLUS course for Introduction to Information Systems, 2nd edition includes animated tutorials in Microsoft Office 2007, with iPod content and podcasts of chapter summaries provided by author Kelly Rainer.



Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. The Modern Organization in the Global, Web-Based Environment.

Chapter 2. Information Systems: Concepts and Management.

Chapter 3. Ethics, Privacy, and Information Security.

Chapter 4. Data and Knowledge Management.

Chapter 5. Network Applications.

Chapter 6. E-Business and E-Commerce.

Chapter 7. Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce.

Chapter 8. Organization Information Systems.

Chapter 9. Managerial Support Systems.

Chapter 10. Acquiring Information Systems and Applications.

Technology Guide 1. Computer Hardware.

Technology Guide 2. Computer Software.

Technology Guide 3. Protecting Your Information Assets.

Technology Guide 4. Basics of Telecommunications and Networks.

Technology Guide 5. Basics of the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Glossary.

Index.

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Fast Track UML 2.0

Author: Kendall Scott

"I was looking for something that would quickly bring me up to date with UML 2.0, while still serving as a good reference manual into the future... This is that book."

— Dirk Schreckmann, JavaRanch Sheriff (Read the 8 horseshoe review )

The Superstructure portion of the UML 2.0 specification is 632 pages long! This book is a distillation of the contents of the UML Superstructure document and captures the essential information for you. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a set of tools and techniques for capturing the analysis and design of the software development process.

Through the use of standard diagrams for such concepts as use cases, interactions, and collaborations, among many others, Fast Track UML 2.0 explores the modeling techniques and the changes since the UML 1.3 standard. Kendall Scott presents a new look at the contents of the UML Superstructure document without overloading you with details.



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