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Introduction to Information Systems, 13/e

James A. O'Brien, Northern Arizona University
George M. Marakas, University of Kansas

ISBN: 0073043559
Copyright year: 2007

Supplements



Instructor's Resource CD-ROM
Available to adopting faculty, the Instructor's Resource CD contains all of the supplements in one convenient place: Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoint sildes, Image Library, and MIS Cases.

Instructor's Manual (IM)
To help ease your teaching burden, each chapter is supported by solutions to Real World Case questions, Discussion Questions, and Analysis Exercises.

Test Bank
Choose from over 2,000 true/false, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions of varying levels of difficulty. Complete answers and page references are provided for all test questions.

EZ Test Computerized Test Bank
This computerized package allows instructors to design, save, and generate custom tests. EZ Test also allows instructors to edit, add, or delete questions from the test bank; analyze test results; and organize a database of tests and student results.

PowerPoint Slides
A set of visually stimulating PowerPoint slides accompanies each chapter, providing a lecture outline and key figures and tables from the text. Slides can be edited to fit the needs of your course.

Image Library
Text figures and tables, as permission allows, are provided in a format by which they can be imported into PowerPoint for class lectures.

MBA MIS Cases
Developed by Richard Perle of Loyola Marymount University , these 14 cases allow you to add MBA-level analysis to your course. See your McGraw-Hill Irwin sales representative for more information.

Problem-Solving Video Vignettes
Three separate segments show how a growing beverage company comes to terms with problems and opportunities that can be addressed in the areas of database systems, telecommunications technology, and system development. Use the questions that follow each segment to inspire discussion or test students’ critical thinking skills. Available on MISource 2005 CD or in VHS format.

MISource 2005
This student supplement provides animated tutorials and simulated practice of the core skills in Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, and animation of 47 important computer concepts.
With MISource’s three-pronged approach, students of all learning styles can quickly master core MS Office skills—leaving you more classroom time to cover more important and more complex topics. A written summary and appropriate illustrations present the skill to the student in the Teach Me approach. Show Me illustrates the skill step-by-step, click by click, with accompanying narration to strengthen the learning process. Students do the clicking with Let Me Try, as they complete the previously demonstrated task.

PowerWeb
PowerWeb is dynamic and easy to use. It automatically finds and delivers newly published supplemented MIS-specific content. PowerWeb is the first online supplement to offer your students access to
• Course-specific current articles refereed by content experts
• Course-specific real-time news
• Weekly course updates
• Interactive exercises and assessment tools
• Student study tips
• Web research tips and exercises
• Refereed and updated research links
• Daily news
• Access to the Northernlight.com Special Collection™ of journals and articles

Application Cases for MIS
Looking for a more substantial hands-on component? The Fifth Edition of Application Cases in MIS (ISBN 0072933631) by James Morgan is the proven answer.

Online Course Formats
Content for the Thirteenth Edition is available in WebCT, Blackboard, and PageOut formats to accommodate virtually any online delivery platform.


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