Part I: Fundamentals of Information Systems: 1. Information Systems: An Overview -- 2. Computers: The Machines Behind Computing -- 3. Database Systems, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts -- 4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues of Information Systems -- 5. Protecting Information Resources -- Part II: Data Communication, The Internet, E-Commerce, and Global Information Systems -- 6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime -- 7. The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets -- 8. E-Commerce -- 9. Global Information Systems -- Part III: IS Development, Enterprise Systems, MSS, and Emerging Trends -- 10. Building Successful Information Systems -- 11. Enterprise Systems -- 12. Management Support Systems -- 13. Intelligent Information Systems -- 14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications.