CONTENTS : Chapter One: The Information Age in Which you Live: Changing the Face of Business Extended Learning Module A: Computer Hardware and Software Chapter Two: Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive Advantage with IT Extended Learning Module B: The World Wide Web and the Internet Chapter Three: Database and Data Warehouses: Building Business Intelligence Extended Learning Module C: Designing Databases and Entity-Relationship Diagramming Chapter Four: Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence: Brainpower for Your Business Extended Learning Module D: Decision Analysis with Spreadsheet Software Chapter Five: Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy Extended Learning Module E: Network Basics (on website) Chapter Six: Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques Extended Learning Module F: Building a Web Page with HTML (on website) Chapter Seven: Enterprise Infrastructure and Integration: Building the Dynamic Enterprise Extended Learning Module G: Object-Oriented Technologies (on website) Chapter Eight: Protecting People and Information: Threats and Safeguards Extended Learning Module H: Computer Crime and Forensics Chapter Nine: Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology Tomorrow Extended Learning Module I: Building an E-Portfolio Extended Learning Module J: Implementing a Database with Microsoft Access (on website) Extended Learning Module K: Careers in Business (on website) Extended Learning Module L: Building Web Sites with FrontPage (on website) Extended Learning Module M: Programming in Excel with VBA (on website) Group Projects Glossary Notes Photo Credits Index