Introduction to Information Systems, 7th Canadian Edition
By R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez, Ingrid Splettstoesser, and Sepideh Ebrahimi
Introduction to Information Systems, 7th Canadian Edition with WileyPLUS combines comprehensive content with hands-on learning experiences that prepare students for career success. This course demonstrates how IT drives organizational success across all business disciplines through engaging video content, interactive assignments, and practical skill-building tools.
The WileyPLUS experience pairs the 7th Edition’s expanded AI coverage, Indigenous perspectives, and digital transformation focus with Data Analysis Technology Bootcamps (Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL), gradable Excel assignments, Canadian Press Videos, and adaptive learning technology. Video Ethics cases with discussion questions, and an integrated ESG module help students understand both technical and professional implications of information systems in modern business.
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Ethics cases with discussion questions feature a variety of topics such as electronic monitoring and intellectual property rights to encourage students to think critically about how these topics are relevant to business and their own lives. Select cases are also available in video format in WileyPLUS to spark classroom debate and discussion.
Accounting Data Analysis Technology Bootcamps, available for Excel, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, and SQL, help students develop foundational data analytics software skills with Each bootcamp includes Overview Videos, How-To Videos, and Solution Walkthrough Videos to ensure students have the support they need to learn how to use the software and perform specific tasks, as well as assignable application exercises and data sets to help students demonstrate their understanding of the tool in a business context..
R. Kelly Rainer is the George Phillips Privett Professor in the Harbert College of Business at Auburn University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia (1988). Rainer has published in MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, and Decision Sciences as well as other leading journals. He is associate editor of the Information Resources Management Journal and associate editor of the Communications of the Association of Information Systems Journal.
Brad Prince is a professor of information systems at the University of West Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. from Auburn University (2006) where he was a student of R. Kelly Rainer’s. Prince has published in Review of Business Research, Review of Social Studies, Law and Psychology, European Journal of Information Systems, and Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, among others. He is a member of the Association of Information Systems and the Association of Computing Machinery.
Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Administrative Studies, York University. He received his PhD in Management from the University of Murcia, Spain. He has taught a range of MIS classes at the undergraduate level including e-commerce and management of strategic information systems. His current research focuses on digital technologies in SMEs and business analytics by professional accountants.
Sepideh Ebrahimi is Assistant Professor of Emerging Technologies, University of Waterloo. She received her PhD in Information Systems from the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Her research focuses on effective and ethical use of data analytics tools in organizations. Her area of research also encompasses information technology adoption and use, enterprise systems, and knowledge management.
Ingrid Splettstoesser is an accountant, auditor, and management scientist. Her PhD is in Management Sciences (Strategic Information Systems from the University of Waterloo), and she is an FCPA/FCA (Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant/Fellow Chartered Accountant) and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor). She teaches management information systems at York University using a multidisciplinary approach that is informed by three undergraduate degrees in Mathematics, Healing Science, and Psychology. She has also taught auditing, information systems auditing, information systems strategy, risk management and statistics. Her research and publications are based on real-word cases involving the documentation and analysis of systems such as e-commerce and distribution systems, addressing organizational and behavioural issues.
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Information Systems CHAPTER 2 Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems CHAPTER 3 Ethics and Privacy CHAPTER 4 Information Security and Controls CHAPTER 5 Data and Knowledge Management CHAPTER 6 Telecommunications and Networking CHAPTER 7 E-Business and E-Commerce CHAPTER 8 Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce CHAPTER 9 Social Computing CHAPTER 10 Information Systems within the Organization CHAPTER 11 Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management CHAPTER 12 Business Analytics CHAPTER 13 Acquiring Information Systems and Applications CHAPTER 14 Artificial Intelligence TECHNOLOGY GUIDE 1 Hardware TECHNOLOGY GUIDE 2 Software TECHNOLOGY GUIDE 3 Cloud Computing APPENDIX Apply the Concept Activities