MODULE I Foundation Concepts§1. Foundations of Information Systems in Business§Section I Foundation Concepts: Information Systems in Business§Section II Foundation Concepts: The Components of Information Systems§2. Competing with Information Technology§Section I Fundamentals of Strategic Advantage§Section II Using Information Technology for Strategic Advantage§MODULE II Information Technologies§3. Computer Hardware§Section I Computer Systems: End User and Enterprise Computing§Section II Computer Peripherals: Input, Output, and Storage Technologies§4. Computer Software§Section I Application Software: End-User Applications§Section II System Software: Computer System Management§5. Data Resource Management§Section I Technical Foundations of Database Management§Section II Managing Data Resources§6. Telecommunications and Networks§Section I The Networked Enterprise§Section II Telecommunications Network Alternatives§MODULE III Business Applications§7. E-Business Systems§Section I e-Business Systems§Section II Functional Business Systems§8. Enterprise Business Systems§Section I Getting All the Geese Lined Up: Managing at the Enterprise Level§Section II Enterprise Resource Planning: The Business Backbone§Section III Supply Chain Management: The Business Network§9. E-Commerce Systems§Section I e-Commerce Fundamentals§Section II e-Commerce Applications and Issues10. Supporting Decision Making§Section I Decision Support in Business§Section II Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Business§MODULE IV Development Processes§11. Developing Business/IT Strategies§Section I Planning Fundamentals§Section II Implementation Challenges§12. Developing Business/IT Solutions§Section I Developing Business Systems§Section II Implementing Business Systems§MODULE V Management Challenges§13. Security and Ethical Challenges§Section I Security, Ethical, and Societal Challenges of IT§Section II Security Management of Information Technology§14. Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology§Section I Managing Information Technology§Section II Managing Global IT§