本书内容有较宽的知识面，既有基本理论，又有技术实现；既有专业基础内容，又有较高层次的专业前沿内容，还有与信息专业相关的技术内容。本书分为7章，第1章介绍管理信息系统，第2章为信息系统的分析与设计，第3章为电子商务，第4章为网络经济，第5章为决策知识系统，第6章为信息技术，第7章为论文范例。本书既可作为信息管理与信息系统专业的英语课教材，也可提供给从事本专业的科研、教学及应用人员使用。

本书通过对管理信息系统各领域知识的介绍，使学生能够了解和掌握该学科常用的专业英语词汇。为阅读英文文献和资料打下坚实基础。书中内容主要包括管理信息系统的简介，信息系统的分析与设计，电子商务简介，信息技术与网络经济，决策支持系统，信息技术等方面的相关知识，最后附一篇发表在国际刊物上的英文论文的样本。

本书既可作为信息管理与信息系统专业的英语课教材，也可提供给从事本专业的科研、教学及应用人员使用。

1 Introduction to MIS

 1.1 Management Information System

 1.2 Infoxmation and Information Entropy

 1.3 The Basics of Cryptography

 1.4 An Example for MIS: CIMIS Overview

2 Information Systems Analysis and Design

 2.1 Competencies

 2.2 Systems Development Life Cycle(SDLC)

 2.3 The First Phase: Conduct a Preliminary Investigation

 2.4 The Second Phase: Do a Detailed Analysis of the System

 2.5 The Third Phase: Design the System

 2.6 The Fourth Phase: Develop/Acqulre the System

 2.7 The Fifth Phase: Implement the System

 2.8 The Sixth Phase: Maintain the System

 2.9 A Look to the future

3 Electronic Commerce

 3.1 Electronic Commerce and the Networked Economy

 3.2 Electronic Commerce strategies

 3.3 Electronic Commerce Technology   

 3.4 Electronic Commerce Payment Systems

4 Networked Economy

 4.1 Economic Issues in the Networked Economy

 4.2 Elements of the Networked Economy

 4.3 Ethical Issues in the Networked Economy

 4.4 Social Cornerstones of the Networked Economy

 4.5 The Impact of Computer Networks on Business 

5 Decision Support System

 5.1 A Brief History of Decision Support Systems 

 5.2 Introduction to Decision Support System

 5.3 Decision Theory

 5.4 Decision Making

 5.5 Data Warehouses and Decision Support Systems

6 Information Technology

 6.1 Database Management Systems(DBMS) and Management Information Systern(MIS)

 6.2 Relational Model

 6.3 Relational Database System Architecture

 6.4 Physical Database Design

 6.5 Advantages and Costs of the Database Approach

 6.6 Data Warehouse

 6.7 Data Mining

7 Sample Paper

 Globalization and Telecommunicatian

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