About ITM This page describes many of the features of the text, including: pedagogical advantages available teaching materials orientation key features case approach

CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PEDAGOGY ASSISTS STUDENT MASTERY OF THE MATERIAL

• Chapter Outlines and Learning Objectives provide a learning framework for each chapter.
• IT at Work boxes spotlight some real world innovations and new technologies that companies are using to solve problems. Each box includes a "critical thinking" issue ending.
• A Closer Look boxes discus specific concepts or procedures in more detail or present alternative approaches to information technology.
• Managerial issues end each chapter with thought-provoking questions to explore special concerns faced by managers as they adapt to changing technologies.
• Highlighted icons appear through out the text to relate topics covered in the book back to the major themes and three important areas: Reengineering, Emerging Technologies, and Global Examples.
• Chapter Highlights at the end of each chapter relate chapter material to the framework introduced by the learning objectives.
• Many different types of end of chapter exercises test student comprehension, including Questions for Review, Discussion Questions, Exercises and Group Exercises.
• Debate question and critical thinking questions are available in all chapters.

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A FULL RANGE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSISTANT AUGMENTS THE TEXT

Instructor's Manual/Test Bank

(09204-5) This manual includes sample syllabi, notes to the first time instructor, chapter overview, teaching outline, answers to all end-of-chapter material, and a test bank including multiple-choice and true/false questions.

Computerized Test Bank

(IBM 3.5- 10324-1) Microtest allows instructors to easily customize and create tests.

Transparency Acetates

(10315-2) Approximately 100 key figures are available.

Software

Videos

(140722-4) A selection of news segments from "Nightly Business Report," the longest running, most watches daily business, financial, and economic news program on television, is available as a companion to the text. NBR anchors provide lead-ins to the video segments directly to text coverage.

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Here are Just Some of the Ways INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT Puts Your Students on the Fast Track:

A REALISTIC, PRACTICAL ORIENTATION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT features a practical, managerial-oriented approach that shows your students how IT is used in today's organizations. Rather than detail all the technical aspects of how systems are built and maintained, the text teaches students how the innovative use of IT can help organizations excel in an increasingly competitive global environment.

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FOUR KEY FEATURES REFLECT THE AUTHORS' VISION

• The text's real world global orientation brings concepts to life. Extensive, vivid examples from large, small, government, and nonprofit organizations around the world demonstrate the capabilities of IT, the cost, and justification.
• The authors consistently stress how IT can improve productivity and quality. Special attention is given to how IT can support business process reengineering, including examples.
• The authors emphasize new and emerging technology and application, which help organizations compete. The text also discusses knowledge work and telecommunication applications where appropriate, and explores some of the ways new technology is being integrated with traditional technology.
• Most of all, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT offers unmatched comprehensiveness all major topics in IT are covered to provide a solid foundation and flexibility for both technical and managerial approaches.

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SEEING IS BELIEVING!

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT gives students ample opportunities to see IT in action:

• Each chapter begins with an Opening Case, a real world example that illustrates the relevance of the topics that will be covered in the chapter.
• Minicases at the end of each chapter explore some of the problems in developing and implementing information systems. Includes discussion questions and groups exercises.
• An extensive case study appears at the end of each Part. These Part Ending Cases integrate many of the main concepts from all the chapters in the part.
• International Cases, written by prominent international figures in the MIS field, illustrate how IT can be adapted to conform to other cultures.

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