Journal of Information Systems Education
2010 Volume 21, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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