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Schätz, Eric; Martens, Alke – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
As we talked with school teachers about the use of physical computing systems in class, one major drawback of these systems became obvious: almost nobody--next to enthusiastic autodidacts--has been able to tell us on an abstract basis for which educational purposes a certain physical computing system can be used, i.e. in a goal-oriented way. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Educational Improvement, Computer Science Education
Mironova, Olga; Amitan, Irina; Vendelin, Jelena; Vilipõld, Jüri; Saar, Merike – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The present paper introduces some strategies used in teaching an Informatics course for non-IT first year university students. The strategies were developed during several years, using the main principles of flexible and blended learning. The methodology has been based on the results of experiments with students from social sciences, economics and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, College Freshmen, Information Science Education, College Instruction
Urbaczewski, Andrew; Urbaczewski, Lise – 1997
The objective of this study was to find the answers to two primary research questions: "Do students learn programming languages better when they are offered in a particular order, such as 4th generation languages before 3rd generation languages?"; and "Do students learn programming languages better when they are taken in separate semesters as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Information Science Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Lippert, Susan K.; Granger, Mary J. – 1997
The role of Information Systems within organizations is constantly changing. Undergraduates concentrating in Information Systems need to acquire the knowledge and skills to compete in this dynamic arena. The undergraduate curriculum must not only address technical knowledge, but also communications and collaborative skills necessary for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Higher Education, Information Science Education
Hong, Shuguang – 1997
The World Wide Web has been regarded as the most important information technology revolution of the 1990s. It not only has drastically changed the nature of information technology in business and education, but has also imposed a great challenge to developers of information systems (IS) curricula worldwide. To provide IS students with an education…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Papp, Raymond – 1998
In order to identify the IS (Information Systems) skills in greatest demand in Connecticut and the New England region, classified ads for business-oriented IS positions appearing in the region's major newspapers during the summer of 1998 were analyzed. This paper highlights these findings and compares them to the skills employers from other…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Content Analysis