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Teaching Tip: Scaffolding in Business Analytics Education -- Using Python for Web Scraping
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Anand Jeyaraj – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
A significant activity in the business analytics process is enrichment, which deals with acquiring and combining data from external sources. While different strategies for enrichment are possible, it can be accomplished more efficiently through automation using Python scripts. Since business students may not be immersed in technology skills and…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Business Administration Education, Data Analysis, Programming Languages
Contents and Skills of Data Mining Courses in Analytics Programs
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Radovilsky, Zinovy; Hegde, Vishwanath – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2022
Data Mining (DM) is one of the most offered courses in data analytics education. However, the design and delivery of DM courses present a number of challenges and issues that stem from the DM's interdisciplinary nature and the industry expectations to generate a broader range of skills from the analytics programs. In this research, we identified…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Statistics Education, Graduate Students, Barriers
Design and Delivery of Multiple Server-Side Computer Languages Course
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Wang, Shouhong; Wang, Hai – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2011
Given the emergence of service-oriented architecture, IS students need to be knowledgeable of multiple server-side computer programming languages to be able to meet the needs of the job market. This paper outlines the pedagogy of an innovative course of multiple server-side computer languages for the undergraduate IS majors. The paper discusses…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Course Descriptions
Building Real World Domain-Specific Social Network Websites as a Capstone Project
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Yue, Kwok-Bun; De Silva, Dilhar; Kim, Dan; Aktepe, Mirac; Nagle, Stewart; Boerger, Chris; Jain, Anubha; Verma, Sunny – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
This paper describes our experience of using Content Management Software (CMS), specifically Joomla, to build a real world domain-specific social network site (SNS) as a capstone project for graduate information systems and computer science students. As Web 2.0 technologies become increasingly important in driving business application development,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Systems, Social Networks, Graduate Students
An eCommerce Development Case: Your Company's eCommerce Web Site
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Ballenger, Robert M. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2007
This case provides a real-world semester long project-oriented case study for students enrolled in an electronic commerce course that has a significant development component. The case provides the technical framework in the form of functional requirements for students to design and build a fully functional transaction processing e-commerce Web…
Descriptors: Programming, Databases, Case Method (Teaching Technique), College Students
Selection of Server-Side Technologies for an E-Business Curriculum
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Sandvig, J. Christopher – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2007
The rapid growth of e-business and e-commerce has made server-side programming an increasingly important topic in information systems (IS) and computer science (CS) curricula. This article presents an overview of the major features of several popular server-side programming technologies and discusses the factors that influence the selection of…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Curriculum Implementation