Intended for a basic business course in management information systems, this book covers methods such as process modeling and systems acquisition design that can be used in the development of information systems. It emphasizes the development of practical project skills, such as acquiring rather than creating the information system to be used by one's company or the use of the case tool Visible Analyst. Each chapter has particular words bolded and ends with key terms and exercises. The volume includes four appendixes, one of which focuses on very specific procedures for a system acquisition project. Shouhong is in information systems at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth while Hai is in computer science at St. Mary's University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
