Question: Can I get by with the 10th Edition?
Answer: You can use the 10th Edition with some risk. Tests are Open Book and I will draw materials for questions from the 11th Edition without going back to the 10th Edition to see if the same material is there. The chapter titles and subtitles are almost identical so the basic material should be very similar. The cases in the 11th Edition are better. They draw on material and examples that is four years more recent than the 10th Edition. The authors have picked cases that are very relevant to today's business. I think you will enjoy the reading more if you have the 11th Edition. However, if I already had a copy of the 10th Edition, I would probably use it (I am cheap). You could increase your enjoyment of the course if you borrowed someone else's 11th Edition to read the new cases.
| Ch | 10th Edition Title | Title Changes in 11th | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Systems in Global Business Today | Now includes strategic busoness objectives of IS. Better cases | |
| 2 | Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems | One better case - content similar | |
| 3 | Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy | The three cases in the11th edition are more current and interesting the those in the 10th edition | |
| 4 | Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems | The cases are more current. May use the Flexible scheduling at Wal-mart case in the Discussion Board | |
| 5 | IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies | The trends section is much improved. 10th edition did not cover Cloud Computing, AJax, and other recent technology. 11th edition does. | |
| 6 | Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databasesand Information Management | IRS and MySpace cases more relevant than those in 10th edition | |
| 7 | Telecommunications,the Internet, and Wireless Technology | New material on net neutrality. This information is important to being an informed citizen. | |
| 8 | Securing Information Systems | New Data Theft case is useful | |
| 9 | Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications | ERP case study replaced with a CRM case study | |
| 10 | E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods | My favorite mlb.com case was dropped. It appears th basketball fans pushed the baseball fans aside in the 11th edition. | |
| 11 | Managing Knowledge and Collaborations | ||
| 12 | Enhancing Decision Making | New Bumped fliers case is very timely | |
| 13 | Building Infomation Systems | ||
| 14 | Project Management: Establishing the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change | Managing Projects | Better botched project story |
| 15 | Managing Global Systems | ||
| The 11th edition is four years more recent that the 10th edition. The similar chapter structure shows that the basic concepts have not changed. The replacement of most of thecases and examples with much more recent and relevant material shows that the details have changed. |