Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (9th Edition)

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Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (9th Edition)
by Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon
from Prentice Hall

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• A new appreciation for bad.
  
  First, some background. I recently had to use this text for an introductory MIS class that was a pre-requisite - I am studying for a Bachelors in Finance. I already have a degree in Electrical Engineering, and have taken several post-graduate level classes in insurance and risk management. I have worked as a business analyst and an IT Project Manager.
  I have in the past had several classes with texts which are `Not Good.' However, it really takes a tome like Laudon to make you appreciate just how... more info

• Poorly organized, boring, decent content
  
  I'm an IT professor and have used this book to teach a previous class a year or so ago. While the contents provide a sufficient overview of the IT function and case studies for grad-level students, it is unfortunately very dry stuff for most students. It is also poorly organized.
  Having used other textbooks for undergrads, this book fails in comparison. What my (and presumably all) business students are looking for are more immediately actionable knowledge, practical skills, and a much more... more info

• good for beginning textbook for students in software engineering and information systems
  I tried to use this book as a textbook for an introductory course in Information systems I taught this semester. At our University this course is just the first one in a series that leads towards an BSc in Informatics -- Information Systems.
  Before taking this course in the 3rd year, students are already rich with programming experience in at least 3 other courses, have already learnt object-oriented programming, algorithms, architecture, networks, databases, web technologies etc.
  So, in my point... more info

• a great overview
  This book gives a wide range of information in different area in information system.
  the good thing is that it include example from life where the person can understand the topic.
  may some time include extra information that the begginner doesn't need, but overall the book is great.
  I recommend it for people who do'n't have any backgroud in IT

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