Product Description

The Williams, Using Information Technology, 8th edition utilizes a practical, applied approach to technology. This text is user-focused and has been highly updated including topics, pictures and examples. The Williams text contains less theory and more application to engage students who might be more familiar with technology. Continually published and updated for over 15 years, Using Information Technology was the first text to foresee and define the impact of digital convergence—the fusion of computers and communications. It was also the first text to acknowledge the new priorities imposed by the Internet and World Wide Web and bring discussion of them from late in the course to the beginning. Today, it is directed toward the “Always On” generation that is at ease with digital technology—comfortable with iPhones, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and the blogosphere—but not always savvy about its processes, possibilities, and liabilities. This 8th edition continues to address the two most significant challenges that instructors face in teaching this course: • Trying to make the course interesting and challenging, and • Trying to teach to students with a variety of computer backgrounds. In addition, this text correlates with Simnet Online for full integration of resources within the Computing Concepts course.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #427150 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 592 pages

From the Publisher
New chapter dedicated to Internet coverage with improved Internet exercises and a detailed web strategy.
McGraw-Hill Learning Architecture On-Line Delivery Courseware offering
Communications theme expanded in the new Internet chapter
Appealing writing style
Unique Brief Edition which is not a simple cut-down, but a distillation of key concepts.
Practical and comprehensive coverage which discusses the important CIT topics in context of what the user needs to understand.
Strong pedagogical elements that include features like "Preview/Review", and end-of-chapter summaries that encourage retention and aid studying.

About the Author
Stacey Sawyer has been a co-author on editions 2 through 5 of this successful product, as well co-authoring Using Information Technology. Sarah Hutchinson has been a co-author on all editions of this product as well as the Advantage Series. Both authors are well-recognized names with a history of success in the CIT market.