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Information Systems Development 4E Paperback – 24 March 2006

by David Avison (Author), Guy Fitzgerald (Author)
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Covers Information Systems Development Context, the Systems Development Lifecycle, Themes of Systems Development, Techniques, Methodologies, Tools and Toolsets and Issues and Frameworks. This title analyzes context, issues and real-world problems associated with information systems development.
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  1. Print length
    656 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mhe Uk
  4. Publication date
    24 March 2006
  5. Dimensions
    18.8 x 2.54 x 24.13 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    9780077114176
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0077114176
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About the Author

David Avison is Distinguished Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences (SID) at ESSEC Business School, Paris, France. He has published and edited over twenty leading texts on Information Systems. Guy Fitzgerald is Professor of Information Systems at the School of Information Systems and Computing at Brunel University, UK. He has published widely in the areas of systems development, flexibility, outsourcing and strategy.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0077114175
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mhe Uk; 4th edition (24 March 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780077114176
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0077114176
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.8 x 2.54 x 24.13 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Biniam
5.0 out of 5 stars Great and generic text book
Reviewed in Germany on 9 September 2018
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A great textbook for Information Systems students and practicians
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Jake
5.0 out of 5 stars Resource for university module
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2018
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I purchased this to help support me with a module I was studying at university. The book is extremely informative and detailed and explains things well throughout the book. The book includes diagrams which are extremely helpful as this allows you to see a visual representation about the things being discussed, and also allows you to remember things better too. After each topic there are a number of questions to help test you on what you have previously read, which I found to be extremely useful as this allowed me to identify the areas in which I was struggling with. Even though there is a variety of information online, I found this to be the best resource to help with my studies due to how well things are explained, but this was also a recommended book for my module so it supported what was discussed during lectures.
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OB
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Reviewed in the United States on 15 August 2013
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The delivery of the book was on time there was no undue waiting and I was delighted that it arrived just when I needed to use this book. The condition of the book was Excellent .I am very satisified with purchase and I would strongly recommend.
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Hannah Lee
4.0 out of 5 stars Since information is such a precious commodity, Avison and ...
Reviewed in the United States on 12 September 2015
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Since information is such a precious commodity, Avison and Fitzgerald present a theory-to-practice book on information systems and how organizations (from all levels) can benefit from the use of an information systems development perspective. The authors give historical, academic, and practical view of the many methodologies and levels of systems thinking within information systems including the strengths, weaknesses, criticisms, and flaws of the many components that are a part of an information system.
The biggest appreciation for this book would be the authors’ ability to explain why those dealing in information systems will find having systems perspective will prove beneficial. For the most part, information systems develop informally through a combination of experience, mimicking others, and overall a very ad hoc method. What Avison and Fitzgerald propose is trying to understand the circumstances of why and how particular methodologies of information systems develop bring the entire system into perspective. Additionally, the authors go further than other textbooks to give outlines on how to approach the parts of information systems including the people, the technology, and the processes for practical applications.
Any criticism of Avison and Fitzgerald’s book would be the lack of academic terminology that would connect information systems development with the larger fields of organizational theory and/or systems theory. Having such a connection would give a systemic view of information systems in the overall scope of systems that would benefit from readers coming from a more academic than practical route.
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MiniMe
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read with good description
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2014
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In my opinion, a boring subject in my Information Management degree, but the book is good and is easy to follow, unlike many other books in this area.
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