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Journal of Information Systems Education

2010 Volume 21, Number 4

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Number of articles: 8

  1. Using Virtual Servers to Teach the Implementation of Enterprise-Level DBMSs: A Teaching Note

    William P. Wagner & Vik Pant

    One of the areas where demand has remained strong for MIS students is in the area of database management. Since the early days, this topic has been a mainstay in the MIS curriculum. Students of... More

    pp. 349-354

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  2. Consuming Web Services: A Yahoo! Newsfeed Reader

    Mohammad Dadashzadeh

    Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) shows demonstrable signs of simplifying software integration. It provides the necessary framework for building applications that can be integrated and can reduce... More

    pp. 355-360

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  3. Teaching Software Componentization: A Bar Chart Java Bean

    Michel Mitri

    In the current object-oriented paradigm, software construction increasingly involves creating and utilizing "software components". These components can serve a variety of functions, from common... More

    pp. 361-369

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  4. Mobile Phone Service Process Hiccups at Cellular Inc

    Theresa M. Edgington

    This teaching case documents an actual case of process execution and failure. The case is useful in MIS introductory courses seeking to demonstrate the interdependencies within a business process, ... More

    pp. 371-374

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  5. Using the Same Problem with Different Techniques in Programming Assignments: An Empirical Study of Its Effectiveness

    Michael Newby & ThuyUyen H. Nguyen

    This paper examines the effectiveness of a technique that first appeared as a Teaching Tip in the Journal of Information Systems Education. In this approach the same problem is used in every... More

    pp. 375-382

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  6. An Active, Reflective Learning Cycle for E-Commerce Classes: Learning about E-Commerce by Doing and Teaching

    Alan S. Abrahams & Tirna Singh

    Active, experiential learning is an important component in information systems education, ensuring that students gain an appreciation for both practical and theoretical information systems concepts... More

    pp. 383-390

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  7. Mapping the Information Systems Curricula in UK Universities

    Angelos Stefanidis & Guy Fitzgerald

    Information Systems (IS) undergraduate student numbers in the UK have reduced by half in the last five years. An increasing number of researchers have been pondering the possible relationship... More

    pp. 391-409

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  8. Are We Teaching the IS 2009 Model Curriculum?

    Charles H. Apigian & Stanley E. Gambill

    This article presents the results of research that gathered data about undergraduate information systems curricula and compared it to previous studies and the IS 2009 working model curriculum which... More

    pp. 411-420

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