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Management Information Systems sixth edition
Two key ingredients go into the writing of a textbook-the selection of topics and their orga-nization. These ingredients have always received top priority in Management Information Sys-tems. but the task becomes more difficult with each edition. The reason is the dynamic nature of the computer field. Each year there are many new topics. and decisions must be made concerning where to put them and what old topics. if any. to discard.
Although these are difficult decisions. two situations make the job easier. First. there are many more sources of material today than there were in the past. When the first edition of Management Information Systems was published in 1979. one good reference on a topic was considered a gold mine. For some topics there were no references at all. Fortunately. that situation has changed. Today there are many excellent sources for each topic. making it possible to provide you. the reader. with complete descriptions from several points of view.
The second situation that simplifies the job of writing a computer text is the fact that the underlying theory does not change that much. The theory provides the framework for the technology. and is relatively stable. So. when someone sets out to write a new edition. it is not like starting out with a clean slate. wondering what the first word should be.
Management Information Systems has always enjoyed a strong brand loyalty among the instructors who adopt and use it. There are probably quite a few reasons for this support. but the main reason must be the fact that students like it. In their course evaluations. students have always given the text a good rating. and in their comments they have indicated a liking for the logical organization and the clear descriptions. Underlying these two features. which can easily go unnoticed. is a strong theoretical base.
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