Model Curriculum for a Bachelor of Science Program in Business Information Systems Design (BISD 2007): Organisational Impacts

Carlsson, Sven; Hedman, Jonas; Steen, Odd

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“… General models of the domain,  Key specializations within the domain,  Evaluation of performance within the domain Integrated Curriculum for a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems Design (BISD 2010) differs from many of the current IS model curriculum discussions in modeling for a European tertiary education context and the Bologna accord, expected learning outcomes, structure and basing on a capability driven pedagogical model [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

Competence Orientation in Business Informatics International Master Program

Chauchat¹,

Zolotaryova²

2011

Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University. Computer Sciences

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-The need for competence-based approach in professional and educational standards is required by modern economy. Development and improvement of systems of different competences provides a link between education and training and labor market. The discussion on the current state and prospects of development of joint master's program in Business Informatics is being held. Hereby there is a suggestion on competencies description for the Business Informatics Curriculum based on descriptors. To realize the competence oriented model for masters' program it is suggested to mark out educational concepts through the type of courses in each discipline.

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confidence: 99%

Competence Orientation in Business Informatics International Master Program

Chauchat¹,

Zolotaryova²

2011

Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University. Computer Sciences

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“…to integrating the issues of teaching database, information systems and internet technologies into the study programme curricula. Partially it is also a consequence of a low lesson allocation devoted to subjects taught within the informatics education in the concerned study programmes (Carlsson, Hedman & Steen, 2010;Lareki, Morentin & Amenabar, 2010). Goal-directed development of students` knowledge and skills in the area of database systems and database technologies (systematic creation of databases, work with data in different basis) supports also one`s logical and analytical thinking, his/her invention and creativity.…”

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Quality Assurance of Informatics Education Within Tertiary Economy and Managerial Study Fields

Záhorec

Hašková

Munk

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One of the key issues of the EU educational policy is quality assurance. The presented research represents a contribution to solving the issue of quality assurance of informatics education on the tertiary level of education in economy and managerial study fields. Within the research current state of informatics education in selected economy and managerial study programmes was analysed based on students` views and opinions. Necessary research data were collected through questionnaire survey respondents, who were students of the relevant study programmes in the Slovak and Czech Republics. The paper presents in more detail results of the questionnaire part which was focused on finding out how the students evaluate informatics education incorporated in their pre-graduate education considering its relevance to their study and career profiles. Another task of the research was to find out whether the students` evaluations depend on their gender and study specializations, and also whether there are some differences in the evaluations done by the students of the same or at least similar study programmes studying either in Slovakia or in the Czech Republic. As the results showed, students of the economy and managerial study programmes do not connect their future career with the information technologies and they do not have ambitions to be employed in the IT area. But at the same time, they are aware of the fact that the knowledge and skills obtained within their informatics preparation are important for their everyday life and future career. On the other hand, they are not satisfied with the quality of the informatics subjects they are taught. So, to assure the quality of their pre-gradual preparation does not mean only to innovate curricula of the informatics preparation but also to deal with the issues of an efficient transfer of these curricula content to students. Keywords: tertiary education, informatics education, curricula innovation, evaluation of the education, quality assurance, career profiles.

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“…Responses to these events and changes have included several calls for new and innovative IS curricula (Albrecht, Romney, Lowry, & Moody, 2009;Bullen, Abraham, Gallagher, Simon, & Zwieg, 2009;Carlsson, Hedman, & Steen, 2010;Helfert, 2008). This paper follows the call for innovation in IS curricula by focusing on curriculum design for introductory IS courses on an undergraduate level.…”

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“…If those courses focus on types of information systems and on processes of building information systems, there are serious questions about whether the core subject matter will be meaningful to students with little business experience, whether it can be mastered 2 Recker & Alter at a level beyond "memorize and repeat," and whether such courses provide a strong introduction to relevant topics such as infrastructure, organization, strategy, ethics, and work practices. Recent studies of IT industry trends, such as the IT workforce study by Abraham et al (2006) or the survey of information technology management professionals by Luftman and Zadeh (2011) confirm that understanding business domains in terms of business productivity and cost reduction potential, knowledge of different vertical industry segments and their information requirements, understanding of business processes and client-facing skills is more critical for IS personnel than ever before.Responses to these events and changes have included several calls for new and innovative IS curricula (Albrecht, Romney, Lowry, & Moody, 2009;Bullen, Abraham, Gallagher, Simon, & Zwieg, 2009;Carlsson, Hedman, & Steen, 2010;Helfert, 2008). This paper follows the call for innovation in IS curricula by focusing on curriculum design for introductory IS courses on an undergraduate level.…”

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Using the Work System Method with Freshman Information Systems Students

Recker

Alter

2012

JITE:IIP

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Executive SummaryRecent surveys of information technology management professionals show that understanding business domains in terms of business productivity and cost reduction potential, knowledge of different vertical industry segments and their information requirements, understanding of business processes and client-facing skills are more critical for Information Systems personnel than ever before. In an attempt to restructure the information systems curriculum accordingly, our view is that information systems students need to develop an appreciation for organizational work systems in order to understand the operation and significance of information systems within such work systems.Work systems are systems in which human participants and/or machines perform work to produce products and/or services for internal or external customers. This view stresses that systems in organizations involve more than an IT system (such as a data warehouse or an accounting application). The work system method has been designed to assist in developing an understanding of work systems in organizations. The method describes an adaptable set of steps that an analyst can use to identify a work system, clarify problems, issues, and opportunities related to that work system, identify possible directions for change, and produce and justify a recommendation.To date, the use of the work system method in information systems curricula has demonstrated that postgraduate students can benefit from this approach when examining a business situation involving an information system. To contrast the experiences of post-graduate students with work experiences, in this paper we report on use of a simplified version of the Work System Method in a freshman Information Systems course and study how students without work or technical knowledge performed when analyzing IT-reliant work systems in business settings. We reflect on an introductory information systems course that included a work system analysis assignment, and we examine the reports produced by students as well as the learning outcomes and challenges.Our analysis reveals that undergraduates can benefit from analyzing IT-reliant work systems through the work system method. Their analyses tend to reflect their lack of business background, but doing these analyses can help as a first step toward appreciating the business situations in which information systems are used. We present a series of implications for improving the class experience related to teaching work system ideas Material published as part of this publication, either on-line or in print, is copyrighted by the Informing Science Institute. Permission to make digital or paper copy of part or all of these works for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that the copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage AND that copies 1) bear this notice in full and 2) give the full citation on the first page. It is permissible to abstract these works so long as credit is given. To copy in all other cases o...

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Model Curriculum for a Bachelor of Science Program in Business Information Systems Design (BISD 2007): Organisational Impacts

Cited by 5 publications

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Competence Orientation in Business Informatics International Master Program

Competence Orientation in Business Informatics International Master Program

Quality Assurance of Informatics Education Within Tertiary Economy and Managerial Study Fields

Using the Work System Method with Freshman Information Systems Students

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