For the introductory or undergraduate information systems course required of all business majors across a variety of schools, colleges, and universities. This text is focused on "What business students need to know about MIS." Contemporary, well written, and student-focused, this text provides the essentials of information systems that every business student needs to know. It has a variety of unique, useful features in every chapter including brief cases, long end of chapter cases, coming attractions, Web search exercises, career implications, global perspectives, and more.