(BQ) Part 2 book "Introduction to information systems" has contents: Business intelligence and decision making, project management and strategic planning, systems development and procurement, collaborating with technology, databases and data warehouses,.and other contents. | CHAPTER 4 Databases and Data Warehouses Learning Objectives 1 Explain the nature of information resources in terms of structure and quality, and show how metadata can be used to describe these resources. 2 Compare file processing systems to the database, explaining the database’s advantages. 3 Describe how a relational database is planned, accessed, and managed, and how the normalization process works. 4 Explain why multiple databases emerge, and how master data management helps address the challenge of integration. 5 Describe how a data warehouse is created, and explain the challenges and value of big data. 6 Explain how the human element and ownership issues affect information management. An online, interactive decision-making simulation that reinforces chapter contents and uses key terms in context can be found in MyMISLab™. Introduction EVERY ORGANIZATION IS AWASH WITH INFORMATION RESOURCES OF ALL KINDS, and it takes considerable effort to bring together the people, technology, and processes needed to manage those resources effectively. This chapter explores the structure and quality of information, and how people organize, store, manipulate, and retrieve it. In the online simulation called “Volunteer Now!” you will help a group of college students who have been trying to match people who want to volunteer their time to organizations that need their skills, such as homeless # 149079 Cust: Pearson Au: Wallace Pg. No. 94 Title: Introduction to Information Systems/ 2e Server: shelters, hospitals, and animal rescue services. They have been keeping track of all their data using three-ring binders and post-it notes, but mistakes are common. One volunteer who signed up to work in a soup kitchen was given the wrong address, and wound up wandering around lost in a deserted warehouse. What Volunteer Now! needs is a database that fits their mission, one that the staff and volunteers can access from their laptops and .
