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MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software, 3/e

MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software, 3/e

Author(s):
  • Lisa Miller
    • Author: Lisa Miller
    • ISBN:9788131721049
    • Price: Rs. 599.00
    • Pages:400
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


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    Designed to demonstrate how software can support managerial decision-making activities, this brief casebook features 26 cases covering a wide range of functional areas throughout the business, including finance/accounting, HR, production, and information systems. Many of the cases require students to prepare both written and oral presentations on their solutions.

    Table of Content

    PART I: SPREADSHEETS
    1. Milligan’s Backyard Storage Kits
    2. Piedmont Trailer Manufacturing Company
    3. Maxi’s Grocery Mart
    4. Klein Technology Seminars
    5. Terrell & Terrell Property Management, Inc.
    6. Mark’s Collectibles, Inc.
    7. Megan Davis Convention Center
    8. BJR Investments, Inc.
    9. Madison’s Department Store
    10. Baylee Byrd Playsets, Inc.
    11. Edmund Grant Pharmaceutical Company
    12. New! Integrated Case
    PART II: DATABASE
    1. Koko’s Canine Pet Club
    2. Susan’s Special Sauces
    3. Kathy’s Cookies
    4. Friends In Need
    5. Second Time Around Movies
    6. Tyrone’s Arcade Games
    7. Keller Industries
    8. ABC Inc. Health Benefits
    9. Wright Brother’s Airport Shuttle Service
    10. Healthy Plant and Tree Nursery
    11. Franklin University: Student Scholarship Management
    12. New! Letty's Costume Rentals
    PART III: WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT
    1. Mountain View Dental Clinic
    2. Family Veterinary Pet Care Clinic
    PART IV: New! TUTORIALS
    1. Spreadsheet Tutorial
    2. Database Tutorial
    3. Web Page Development Tutorial
    PART V: Glossaries

    Salient Features

    • Each case is given a difficulty rating, ranging from one to five stars. A one star difficulty rating indicates an introductory case, while a five star difficulty rating indicates a more rigorous case.
    • A skills check box appears at the beginning of each case. The skills check feature identifies the skills a student will be required to use in order to complete the case.
    • The variety of cases, both in difficulty level and quantity, enable the professor to "mix and match" the cases based on the course and student needs.
    • The cases encourage students to determine how software can be used to help solve common decision problems and facilitate decision-making activities.
    • Cases reflect realistic decisions made by human resources, production, accounting, financial, and information systems managers which help students understand that these technology issues relate to careers they are pursuing.