Published by Pearson (April 17, 2025) © 2026
For introductory courses in IS (information systems) and MIS (management information systems).
Using MIS explores all the ways in which information systems are transforming the world of business. Using a query-based format and creative learning aids, the text challenges readers to anticipate and participate in that transformation.
The 13th Edition has been thoroughly updated and includes extensive new coverage of AI, business analytics and cybersecurity. New Ask an AI guides teach students how to use the latest AI tools and help prepare them for the workforce.
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David Kroenke has many years of teaching experience at Colorado State University, Seattle University and the University of Washington. He has led dozens of seminars for college professors on the teaching of information systems and technology. In 1991, the International Association of Information Systems named him Computer Educator of the Year. In 2009, David was named Educator of the Year by the Association of Information Technology Professionals Education Special Interest Group (AITP-EDSIG).
David worked for the US Air Force and Boeing Computer Services. He was a principal in the startup of 3 companies, serving as the vice president of product marketing and development for the Microrim Corporation and as chief of database technologies for Wall Data, Inc. He is the father of the semantic object data model. David’s consulting clients have included IBM, Microsoft and Computer Sciences Corporations as well as numerous smaller companies. Recently, David has focused on using information systems for teaching collaboration and teamwork.
His text Database Processing was first published in 1977 and is now in its 16th Edition. He has authored and coauthored many other textbooks, including Database Concepts, 10th Edition, Experiencing MIS, 10th Edition, SharePoint for Students, Office 365 in Business, and Processes, Systems and Information: An Introduction to MIS, 4th Edition.
Randall J. Boyle is a professor of Management Information Systems and a Willard Eccles Fellow at Weber State University. He received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Florida State University in 2003. He also has a master’s degree in Public Administration and a B.S. in Finance. He has received university teaching awards at Weber State University, Longwood University, the University of Utah and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has taught a wide variety of classes, including Introduction to MIS, Cyber Security, Networking and Servers, System Analysis and Design, Telecommunications, Advanced Cyber Security, Decision Support Systems, and Web Servers.
His research areas include deception detection in computer-mediated environments, secure information systems, the effects of IT on cognitive biases, the effects of IT on knowledge workers, and e-commerce. He has published in several academic journals and has authored several textbooks, including Experiencing MIS, 10th Edition, Corporate Computer and Network Security, 6th Edition, Applied Information Security, 2nd Edition and Applied Networking Labs, 2nd Edition.
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