Management Information Systems- Fourth Edition Description:

Management Information Systems, Fourth Edition review:
3 stars (Decent introduction to MIS, but misses on some issues) - I used this book in a graduate level course on MIS. It was a decent introduction to the subject, but I would really expect the book to be used more at an undergraduate level; as others have noted, it does not delve too deeply into any areas. My biggest complaint about this book is that it simply misses the point on a couple of issues, both technical and business. Its discussion of internet technologies contains many of the "newbie" mistakes one would expect from someone just learning about HTML, HTTP, XML, and web programming, especially Java. It also has a section in one chapter that goes into marketing and in my opinion misinterprets some of the foundational concepts.Two things I do like about the book are1. It covers ethical issues within MIS, which is a developing topic and one that deserves attention. Every chapter has anectdotal stories highlighting ethical delimas.2. Each of the 5 Parts of the book starts with a case introduction, and each chapter starts with an expansion or continuation of that case. The case exemplifies some of the issues that will be discussed on subsequent pages, and brings a level of reality to the subject that I enjoyed.Not a bad book, but by the same token requires an instructor who really knows the subject well to separate the good parts from the bad for the students.
5 stars (The second edition is great!) - The 2nd edition of this book (whose cover is NOT shown here) is great
3 stars (It's Pretty neat.) - This book has a great cover, however I was thrown a little by the pages. and, oh yea it's a little outdated.cheers