Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
External
Information Systems for Business
Ly-Huong T. Pham, Tejal Desai-Naik, Laurie Hammond, & Wael Abdeljabbar · OERI
In the contents: 01: What Is an Information System · 01: What Is an Information System · 1.02: Identifying the Components of Information Systems
External
Information Systems for Business and Beyond
David T. Bourgeois · Biola University
In the contents: 01: What is an information system · 100: What Is an Information System · 106: Information Systems Security
External
Information Systems for Business (Revised 1st Edition, 2021)
Ly-Huong T. Pham, Tejal Desai-Naik, Laurie Hammond, & Wael Abdeljabbar · ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative
In the contents: 01: What is an Information System · 01: What Is an Information System · 1.02: Identifying the Components of Information Systems
External
Information Systems for Business and Beyond (2014)
Bourgeois · LibreTexts
In the contents: Unit 1: What Is an Information System · 1: What Is an Information System · 6: Information Systems Security
External
Information Systems for Business 2e
Pham & Desai-Naik · Evergreen Valley College
In the contents: 01: What an Information System is · 1.02: Identifying the Components of Information Systems · 1.03: The Evolution and Role of Information Systems
External
Management Information Systems Remix
Candice Nance · Cañada College
In the contents: 01: What an Information System is · 1.02: Identifying the Components of Information Systems · 1.03: The Evolution and Role of Information Systems
External
Business Information Systems - Design an App for That
Anonymous · LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: Information Systems in Your Life- Types of Systems and Careers · 1.01: What Are Information Systems · 1.02: Designing Information Systems
External
Information Systems for Business and Beyond
David Bourgeois; James Smith; Shouhong Wang; Joseph Mortati · Saylor Foundation · 2014
This book is written as an introductory text, meant for those with little or no experience with computers or information systems. While sometimes the descriptions can get a little bit technical, every effort has been made to convey the information essential to understanding a topic while not getting bogged down in detailed terminology or esoteric discussions. Information Systems for Business and Beyond was written by Dr. David Bourgeois and originally published in 2014 as part of the Open Textbook Challenge at the Saylor Foundation. Since then, it has been accessed thousands of time and used in many courses worldwide. This 2019 update to the textbook brings it up to date and adds many new topics. True to its open textbook roots, many of the updates have come from the community of instructors and practitioners who are passionate about information systems. Please note that the XML and MS Word links go to an earlier version.
External
Business Information Systems: Design an App for That
Raymond Frost; Jacqueline Pike; Lauren Kenyo; Sarah Pels · Saylor Foundation · 2011
We set out to design an introductory course governed by four themes: Give students a good idea of what a career in MIS looks like by doing MIS. Enhance the professionalism of deliverables by teaching design and usability concepts. Promote creativity by assigning projects that demand it. Teach students about cloud computing by having them do cloud computing. Students in an introductory Management Information Systems (MIS) course often ask what a career in MIS looks like. Lacking a clear vision, they make their own assumptions. Often they assume the career involves programming with little human interaction. That MIS is a technical field could not be further from the truth. MIS job descriptions typically require candidates to be able to collaborate, communicate, analyze needs and gather requirements. They also list the need for excellent written and communication skills. In other words, MIS workers are constantly interacting with other people both inside and outside the organization. They are coming up with creative solutions to business problems. This course is designed to help students get a feel for what a career in MIS would be like. Our students report that they learn more about information systems from their internships than from their IS courses. Consequently, we designed a course that looks very much like an internship—an introduction to the field followed by a substantial project. Chapter 1 begins by introducing the information systems landscape. Here we discuss all the usual suspects: the information systems triangle, the systems development life cycle, transaction systems (ERP, SCM, CRM), collaboration systems, and business intelligence systems. Other aspects of the landscape such as usability, outsourcing, database concepts and so forth are introduced throughout chapter in Chapter 2 where they fit in naturally with the flow of the project. Chapter 2 is the substantial project which runs over a number of chapters. Over the course of the semester, students pl
External
Information Governance Modern OER Textbook
Gregory Hess · Baker College
Information Governance in the Age of AI (2026 Practices) is an Open Educational Resource (OER) designed for undergraduate students in business, information systems, cybersecurity, and law. Modernizing traditional governance frameworks for the realities of the zettabyte data deluge, this text prepares students to navigate the complexities of Generative AI, global privacy regulations (such as the EU AI Act and GDPR), and zero-trust architectures. Through practical case studies and modern framework
External
Building Information - Representation and Management: Principles and Foundations for the Digital Era
Alexander Koutamanis · TU Delft Open · 2022
The book presents a coherent theory of building information, focusing on its representation and management in the digital era. It addresses issues such as the information explosion and the structure of analogue building representations to propose a parsimonious approach to the deployment and utilization of symbolic digital technologies like BIM. It also considers the matching representation of AECO processes in terms of tasks, so as to connect to information processing and support both information management and decision taking.
External
The Sustainable Business Case Book
Ross Gittell; Matt Magnusson; Michael Merenda · Saylor Foundation · 2012
The issue of sustainability and specifically sustainable business is of increasing interest and importance to students of business and also students in the sciences, government, public policy, planning and other fields. There can be significant benefits from students learning about sustainable business from the rich experiences of business practice. The Sustainable Business Case Book by Gittell, Magnusson and Merenda is one of the first of its kind. It combines the the theory of sustainability with key concepts, analytical information and contextual information with a collection of cases which provide insights, perspective and practical guidance on how sustainable businesses operate from different business functional area perspectives. The Sustainable Business Case Book can be used as a stand-alone text or as a supplemental textbook for undergraduate courses that have an interest in sustainable business. While the book's primary focus is on the relationship between business and sustainability, the book can also be used in courses offered in fields other than business, including environmental and earth systems sciences, environmental studies, urban planning, economics and public policy. The first part of The Sustainable Business Case Book, Chapter 1 through Chapter 3, introduces students to the meaning of sustainability, and the practice of sustainable business. The introductory chapters also describe key concepts, analytical frameworks, and contextual information relevant for the understanding of business sustainability. Chapter 1, defines sustainability and describes how and why businesses choose to engage in sustainable practices and how sustainable business practices relate to corporate profitability and social responsibility. Chapters 2 and 3 provide important background and contextual information affecting sustainable business practice. Chapter 2, The Science of Sustainability, reviews scientific evidence about climate change and the human and business influenc
External
Principles of Management
Mabel Gehrett and Jamie Hammond · Western Technical College
In the contents: 3.3.03: How the Brain Processes Information to Make Decisions - Reflective and Reactive Systems
External
The Sustainable Business Case Book
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.3: Human Activity Impacts on Ecosystems
External
Leadership for Business
Jamie Hammond · Western Technical College
In the contents: 4.3.03: How the Brain Processes Information to Make Decisions - Reflective and Reactive Systems
External
Business Fundamentals
Cornelius Brown and Hannah Wong · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 01: Systems and Business Dynamics · 3.01: Economic Systems and Business · 16.01: Data versus Information
External
Organizational Behavior
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 6.02: How the Brain Processes Information to Make Decisions- Reflective and Reactive Systems · 8.01: Performance Appraisal Systems · 8.04: Reward Systems in Organizations
External
Building Soils for Better Crops - Ecological Management for Healthy Soils 4e
Fred Magdoff & Harold van Es · Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program
In the contents: 3.08: Organic Matter and Cropping Systems · 5.07: What Comes From the Sky- The Lifeblood of Ecosystems · 11: Diversifying Cropping Systems
External
Managing Technology Projects
Robert Slate and Daniel Slate · De Anza College and the University of Notre Dame
In the contents: 3.2.08: Article 13 Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject · 4.7.3.02: Early Trademark Systems · 6.4.04: Quality Systems
External
BUS 350: Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship
Buch · Folsom Lake College
In the contents: 8.2.02: Understanding the Need for Accounting Systems · 8.03: Using Financial Information and Accounting