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IT FOR BUSINESS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS
WHAT WE WILL COVER
• Why IS Matters
• What is an Information System?
• What’s in IT for Me?
• What’s in IT for an Organization?
• What’s in IT for Society?
STUDENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Through your investment of time in reading and thinking about this chapter,
your return—or created value—is gaining knowledge. Use the following
questions as a study guide.
1. What is an information system?
2. Why is the study of IT so important to any future business professional?
3. What are the most common types of information systems in businesses?
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IT FOR BUSINESS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS
CHAPTER
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THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE
Arti Davda, University of British Columbia
Arti Davda graduated from the University of British Columbia
in 2005 with a Bachelor of Commerce. She then enrolled in
York University’s Schulich School of Business Accelerated MBA
program, graduating with honours in 2008. She now works as an
account coordinator with Google Canada.
communicate with people in the office or team members who
are on the road. Our conference rooms are set up for audio and
video conferencing; we have staff and clients all over the world,
and this makes for more timely and cost-efficient meetings. The
advertising and sales team members use laptops whether we’re
in or out of the office, and phones have headsets for ease-of-use.
What do you do in your current position? As an account Using the Google Nexus One phone is great, because it allows me
coordinator at Google Canada, my primary focus is working to easily check email, voice mail, and so on from anywhere.
on proposals for prospective clients, outlining how Google
products can help achieve their business objectives. For example, Can you describe an example of how you have used IT to
I advise clients, both existing and prospective, of advertising improve business operations? We encourage clients to track...