IS Education Revisited: Reflections on a BSc Program in Business Information Systems Design

Miranda Kajtazi; Nicklas Holmberg

doi:10.1109/INFOMAN.2019.8714656

IS Education Revisited: Reflections on a BSc Program in Business Information Systems Design

Miranda Kajtazi, Nicklas Holmberg

Department of Informatics

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Abstract

The presence of the information age has greatly influenced how learning in higher education has evolved. Information Systems (IS) curricula are particularly liable with this trend and their likelihood to remain effective depends on how they orchestrate the use of technology. In this study, we evaluate an IS program that was designed and implemented in 2010. We assess its effectiveness eight years after its inception on a qualitative basis with six semi-structured interviews with designers, implementors and quality-assurers. We found that the constructive feedback received in the form of criticism, have pushed us to rethink how IS programs should enhance progressive development, with the aim to prepare IS reflective practitioners for their future in the industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	5th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM 2019
Publisher	IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	144-149
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728134307
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOMAN.2019.8714656
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	5th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM 2019 - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 2019 Mar 24 → 2019 Mar 27

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Conference	5th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	2019/03/24 → 2019/03/27

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Human Computer Interaction
Information Systems, Social aspects

Free keywords

Challenges
IS education
Systems design
Teaching style

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Kajtazi, M & Holmberg, N 2019, IS Education Revisited: Reflections on a BSc Program in Business Information Systems Design. in 5th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM 2019., 8714656, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 144-149, 5th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM 2019, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2019/03/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOMAN.2019.8714656

IS Education Revisited: Reflections on a BSc Program in Business Information Systems Design. / Kajtazi, Miranda ; Holmberg, Nicklas.
5th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM 2019. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 144-149 8714656.

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