{"id":6199,"date":"2022-05-26T03:49:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booksofall.com\/cn\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6199"},"modified":"2022-05-26T03:50:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:50:42","slug":"information-systems-for-business-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.booksofall.com\/cn\/information-systems-for-business-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Systems for Business and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What Is an Information System?<\/h4>\n<h4>Learning Objectives<\/h4>\n<p>Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>define what an information system is by identifying its major components;<\/li>\n<li>describe the basic history of information systems; and<\/li>\n<li>describe the basic argument behind the article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.summary.com\/book-summaries\/_\/Does-IT-Matter\/\"> \u201cDoes IT Matter?\u201d by Nicholas Carr.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Introduction<\/h4>\n<p>If you are reading this, you are most likely taking a course in information systems, but do you even know what the course is going to cover? When you tell your friends or your family that you are taking a course in information systems, can you explain what it is about? For the past several years, I have taught an Introduction to Information Systems course. The first day of class I ask my students to tell me what they think an information system is. I generally get answers such as \u201ccomputers,\u201d \u201cdatabases,\u201d or \u201cExcel.\u201d These are good answers, but definitely incomplete ones. The study of information systems goes far beyond understanding some technologies. Let\u2019s begin our study by defining information systems.<\/p>\n<h4>Defining Information Systems<\/h4>\n<p>Almost all programs in business require students to take a course in something called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Information_system\">information systems<\/a>. But what exactly does that term mean? Let\u2019s take a look at some of the more popular definitions, first from Wikipedia and then from a couple of textbooks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cInformation systems (IS) is the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInformation systems are combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInformation systems are interrelated components working together to collect, process, store, and disseminate information to support decision making, coordination, control, analysis, and viualization in an organization.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, these definitions focus on two different ways of describing information systems: the components that make up an information system and the role that those components play in an organization. Let\u2019s take a look at each of these.<\/p>\n<h4>The Components of Information Systems<\/h4>\n<p>As I stated earlier, I spend the first day of my information systems class discussing exactly what the term means. Many students understand that an information system has something to do with databases or spreadsheets. Others mention computers and e-commerce. And they are all right, at least in part: information systems are made up of different components that work together to provide value to an organization.<\/p>\n<p>The first way I describe information systems to students is to tell them that they are made up of five components: hardware, software, data, people, and process. The first three, fitting under the category technology, are generally what most students think of when asked to define information systems. But the last two, people and process, are really what separate the idea of information systems from more technical fields, such as computer science. In order to fully understand information systems, students must understand how all of these components work together to bring value to an organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 750px; border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/online.visual-paradigm.com\/share\/book\/information-systems-for-business-and-beyond-ysekeokvz?enforceShowPromotionBar=true\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6212,"template":"","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"You can also create similar flipbook to promote your brand. A flipbook is the exact choice you need to share your brand guidline. 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