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Wang, Hai; Wang, Shouhong – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2023
NoSQL databases have been used in organizations for decades. Few database textbooks on the market, however, have suitable materials about NoSQL beyond general introductions for typical business students. In fact, users of the typical NoSQL systems on the software market need to have certain computer programming skills. This teaching tip introduces…
Descriptors: Databases, Programming, Computer Science Education, Business Administration Education
Coleman, Phillip D.; Blankenship, Ray J. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2017
The Principles of Information Systems course taught at a medium-sized Midwest University consists of Information Systems conceptual material plus Microsoft Excel and Access skills that the Information Systems faculty feel are most important to business students from all business disciplines. These skills range from using basic mathematic functions…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Spreadsheets, Databases, Skill Development
Letkowski, Jerzy – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2014
Design, development and explorations of databases are popular topics covered in introductory courses taught at business schools. Microsoft Access is the most popular software used in those courses. Despite quite high complexity of Access, it is considered to be one of the most friendly database programs for beginners. A typical Access textbook…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Technology Uses in Education, Business Administration Education, Educational Technology
Rogers, Rebecca; Schaenen, Inda; Schott, Christopher; O'Brien, Kathryn; Trigos-Carrillo, Lina; Starkey, Kim; Chasteen, Cynthia Carter – Review of Educational Research, 2016
This article reviews critical discourse analysis scholarship in education research from 2004 to 2012. Our methodology was carried out in three stages. First, we searched educational databases. Second, we completed an analytic review template for each article and encoded these data into a digital spreadsheet to assess macro-trends in the field.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Research, Spreadsheets, Trend Analysis
Andraos, John – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
This paper presents a simplified approach for the application of material efficiency metrics to linear and convergent synthesis plans encountered in organic synthesis courses. Computations are facilitated and automated using intuitively designed Microsoft Excel spreadsheets without invoking abstract mathematical formulas. The merits of this…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Case Studies, Efficiency, Synthesis
Cannoy, Sherrie Drye – Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction, 2015
Integrating interdisciplinary social studies topics and social responsibility concepts into a business education class can be meaningful for student learning. The discipline of social studies includes multiple areas such as economics, history, sociology, and anthropology. Social responsibility in a business sense means that companies are concerned…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Social Studies, Business Administration Education, Computer Science Education
Edgar, Leslie D.; Johnson, Donald M.; Cox, Casandra – Computers & Education, 2012
This study sought to assess required information and communication technology (ICT) tasks in selected undergraduate agriculture courses in a land-grant university during a 10-year period. Selected agriculture faculty members in the fall 1999 (n = 63), 2004 (n = 55), and 2009 (n = 64) semesters were surveyed to determine the ICT tasks they required…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Electronic Mail, Land Grant Universities, Agricultural Education
Kovacic, Zlatko J.; Green, John Steven – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2012
Growing enrollment in distance education has increased student-to-lecturer ratios and, therefore, increased the workload of the lecturer. This growing enrollment has resulted in mounting efforts to develop automatic grading systems in an effort to reduce this workload. While research in the design and development of automatic grading systems has a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Teacher Student Ratio, Faculty Workload
Baker, William M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2013
This research determines which computer skills are important for entry-level accountants, and whether some skills are more important than others. Students participated before and after internships in public accounting. Longitudinal analysis is also provided; responses from 2001 are compared to those from 2008-2009. Responses are also compared to…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Longitudinal Studies, College Students, Accounting
Cappel, James J.; Gillman, Jason R., Jr. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2011
There is growing interest in collectibles of many types, as indicated by the popularity of television programs such as the History Channel's "Pawn Stars" and "American Pickers" and the Public Broadcasting Service's "Antiques Road Show." The availability of online auction sites such as eBay has enabled many people to collect items of interest as a…
Descriptors: Public Television, Consumer Economics, Recreational Activities, Athletes
Lazarony, Paul J.; Driscoll, Donna A. – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
Researchers are often distressed to discover that the data they wanted to use in their landmark study is not configured in a way that is usable by a Statistical Analysis Software Package (SASP). For example, the data needed may come from two or more sources and it may not be clear to the researcher how to get them combined into one analyzable…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Statistical Analysis, Database Management Systems, Experiential Learning
Descy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
Just as many people log onto a Web mail site (Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) to read, write and store their email, there are Web sites out there with word processing, database, and a myriad of other software applications that are not downloadable but used on the site through a Web browser. The user does not have to download the applications to a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Internet, Online Searching, Web Sites

Clemmitt, Sarah – Science Teacher, 1996
Describes student-friendly data sets accessible over the Internet that enable students to use large sets of real data to create graphs, apply basic statistical techniques, construct models, and draw conclusions about how the earth functions. Lists useful online data sets. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data, Databases, Earth Science
Eddison, Elizabeth B. – Database, 1991
Discusses conversion projects that move information from one format to another. Planning considerations are discussed; types of conversion processes are described, including conversion between computers using software, cables, or networks; special conversions are examined, including CD-ROMs and online databases; and companies that specialize in…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases, Information Processing

Jonassen, David H.; Carr, Chad; Yueh, Hsiu-Ping – TechTrends, 1998
Mindtools are computer applications that, when used by learners to represent what they know, engage them in critical thinking. This article discusses computers as semantic organization (databases and semantic networking), dynamic modeling (spreadsheets, expert systems, systems modeling, microworlds), information interpretation, knowledge…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Databases, Educational Technology