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Improved Teaching of Database Schema Modeling by Visualizing Changes in Levels of Abstraction
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Katz, Adi – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2020
Conceptual modeling of databases is a complex cognitive activity, particularly for novice database designers. The current research empirically tests a new pedagogy for this activity. It examines an instructional approach that stresses visualizing gradual transitions between levels of abstraction in different hierarchic levels of a relational…
Descriptors: Databases, Database Design, Information Science Education, Teaching Methods
Moving to Business Analytics: Re-Designing a Traditional Systems Analysis and Design Course
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Pomykalski, James J. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2021
Many traditional Information Systems (IS) programs are either redesigning current courses to incorporate business/data analytics or expanding curricular offerings to include business /data analytics; our IS program chose the former route to meet the demand (from employers) for business/data analytics. In that transition, a traditional systems…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Information Science Education, Information Systems, Data Analysis
Examining Learning Styles and Perceived Benefits of Analogical Problem Construction on SQL Knowledge Acquisition
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Mills, Robert J.; Dupin-Bryant, Pamela A.; Johnson, John D.; Beaulieu, Tanya Y. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2015
The demand for Information Systems (IS) graduates with expertise in Structured Query Language (SQL) and database management is vast and projected to increase as "big data" becomes ubiquitous. To prepare students to solve complex problems in a data-driven world, educators must explore instructional strategies to help link prior knowledge…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Databases, Information Systems, Information Science
Information Seeking Behavior of Library and Information Science Faculty in Research with a Special Reference to the Use of Networked Information Sources and Services: A Case Study Performed at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Abouserie, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Refaat – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the ways faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign use Networked Information Sources and Services to support their research task. Library and Information Sciences faculty at the University of Illinois were chosen as…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Search Engines, Questionnaires, Directories
A Study of the Incorporation of Information Technologies into the Curricula of Some ALA-Accredited Library and Information Science Programs.
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Lefelhocz, Charlotte P. – 1993
Ten randomly-chosen U.S. American Library Association (ALA) accredited programs which grant the first professional degree in library and information science (LIS) were studied to determine to what degree, and in what manner, 15 information technologies (ITs) based on computers have been incorporated into the curricula. The method of study included…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Networks, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation
Information Seeking Behavior of Library and Information Science Faculty in Research with a Special Reference to the Use of Networked Information Sources and Services: A Case Study Performed at the Graduate School of Library And Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Modified Version)
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Abouserie, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Refaat – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the ways faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign use Networked Information Sources And Services to support their research task. Library and Information Sciences faculty at the University of Illinois were chosen as…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Research, Researchers, Academic Rank (Professional)
Use of Networked Information Sources and Services by Information and Library Science Faculty in Teaching: A Case Study Performed at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina (Modified Version)
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Abouserie, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Refaat – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the ways faculty at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, obtain information to support their teaching tasks. Information and Library Science faculty at the University of North Carolina were chosen as the population for this study. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Search Engines, Directories, Information Sources