Journal of Information Systems Education back issues from July 2008:
Editor's Message
Jul 01, 2008; ... I am pleased to publish this Special Issue on Information Systems (IS) Education Assessment of the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). I want to thank the Guest Editors, Bruce, Bart Longenecker, and Lynn McKell for their hard work in producing this Special Issue. The eight papers ...
Remote Services, Inc.
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The Remote Services, Inc. (RSI) case is designed as an extensible, database design and implementation project. The case is designed in two primary components: design and implementation. The design component of the case allows students to evaluate a scenario that is similar to a ...
A Methodology to Assist Faculty in Developing Successful Approaches for Achieving Learner Centered Information Systems Curriculum Outcomes: Team Based Methods
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT All industries face the interrelated challenges of indentifying and training the critical skills needed to be successful in the workplace. Specifically of interest to the information systems field is that any newly trained IS professional has to be equipped to solve increasingly ...
From Teaching to Learning: Learner-Centered Teaching and Assessment in Information Systems Education
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper makes the case for movement from a teacher-centered educational paradigm to a learner-centered paradigm by employing a template-based approach consistent with the intent of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) (2002, 2004) attempt to bring quality ...
Online Education Forum: Part Two - Teaching Online Versus Teaching Conventionally
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This is the second in a series of three papers about online pedagogy and educational practice as part of the JISE "Online Education Forum." This paper deals with the question: How is teaching online different from conventional teaching? By comparing these differences along ...
Assessment: Placing the Emphasis on Learning in Information Systems Programs and Classes
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Assessment in information systems (IS) programs is here, and it is here to stay! AACSB, ABET, and almost every other accrediting agency require some type of assessment. Assessment activities help faculty determine levels of student learning. It can be used to see how courses in ...
A Design Thinking Approach to Teaching Knowledge Management
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Pedagogies for knowledge management courses are still undeveloped. This Teaching Tip introduces a design thinking approach to teaching knowledge management. An induction model used to guide students' real-life projects for knowledge management is presented. Keywords: ...
Why is the Learner-Centered Paradigm So Profoundly Important for Information Systems Education?
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper builds on the concept of the learner-centered paradigm described in the previous paper, by discussing its importance and relevance to postsecondary information systems education. Five key trends and issues for information systems educators are discussed in relation to ...
"One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All": Teaching MBA Students Different ERP Implementation Strategies
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This teaching tip discusses an approach to educating MBA students regarding strategies to select, design, and implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The teaching approach presented here discusses how to teach students about different strategies based success ...
Direct Assessment of IS Student Learning Using an Integrative Exercise
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The assessment of learning objectives has become an important element in the improvement and accreditation of academic programs, including information systems (IS). Indirect assessments have been common in these endeavors, but direct assessments have been sparse. In the first ...
Using Projects Scoring Rubrics to Assess Student Learning in an Information Systems Program
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper is about using projects for assessment of student learning in different courses of an Information Systems (IS) program. An overview of the role of educational projects in student learning is presented. The various aspects of defining standardized rubrics across an IS ...
A Model for Using a Capstone Experience as One Method of Assessment of an Information Systems Degree Program
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Student attainment of educational outcomes is a core purpose of any institution of higher education and assessment provides a vehicle through which a program of study is able to ascertain how well it is achieving its stated learning outcomes and how program improvement might be ...
On the Design and Development of WEBSEE: A Web-based Senior Exit Exam for Value-added Assessment of a CIS Program
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Higher education institutions are becoming increasingly engaged in assessing their programs in order to enhance student learning outcomes. States, accreditation bodies and various organizations are calling upon institutions to buildup their accountability towards student ...
Integrating Soft Skills Assessment through University, College, and Programmatic Efforts at an AACSB Accredited Institution
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The growing demand for verification that students are, indeed, learning what they need to learn is driving institutions and programs to develop tools for assessing the level of knowledge and skills of their graduating students. One such tool, the Information Systems Analyst ...