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BIM400

Module 2 Required Resources

Textbook

Wallace, P. (2021). Introduction to information systems: People, Technology and Processes (4th ed.). Pearson.

  • Read: Chapters 4-6

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.

Your course requires a textbook that must be purchased from the NU Bookstore or any other resource of your choosing (for example, on Amazon). 

Module 2 Optional Resources

20 Blockchain Platforms Driving the Industry

Bertagnoli, L. (2022, August 25). 20 Blockchain platforms driving the industry: These organizations support the creation and management of all things Web3.

  • Blockchain platforms are entities with scripting languages that are intricate and robust enough to create and manage an array of Web3 functions, including but hardly limited to NFTs, the initiation and execution of transactions and the creation of smart contracts. Many blockchain platforms are the products of and supported by nonprofit foundations.
Using Big Data and Data Analytics for Better Business Decisions

Pham, Q. (2022, August 29). Using big data and data analytics for better business decisions. Forbes.

  • In the face of an impending economic slowdown, making the right business decisions is more critical than ever. This article will explore how decision-making using Big Data and data analytics can help drive business development—even in times of economic uncertainty.