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Pratt, Renée M. E.; Smatt, Cindi T.; Wynn, Donald E. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2017
This applied database exercise utilizes a scenario-based case study to teach the basics of Microsoft Access and database management in introduction to information systems and introduction to database course. The case includes background information on a start-up business (i.e., Carol's Travel Club), description of functional business requirements,…
Descriptors: Tourism, Database Management Systems, Database Design, Information Systems
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Zhan, Wei; Porter, Jay R.; Morgan, Joseph A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2014
This paper discusses the design and implementation of laboratories and course projects using LabVIEW in an instrumentation course. The pedagogical challenge is to enhance students' learning of digital communication using LabVIEW. LabVIEW was extensively used in the laboratory sessions, which better prepared students for the course projects. Two…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Courseware, Database Management Systems
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Shen, Zhigang; Jensen, Wayne; Wentz, Timothy; Fischer, Bruce – Education Sciences, 2012
The cross-disciplinary nature of energy-efficient building design has created many challenges for architecture, engineering and construction instructors. One of the technical challenges in teaching sustainable building design is enabling students to quantitatively understand how different building designs affect a building's energy performance.…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Energy Education, Energy Management
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Rao, Nageswararao A. V. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Many researchers and practitioners contend that all institutions respond to changing market need and can create competitive advantage through innovation and creativity. Each year, institutions expend significant resources developing new products and processes and yet research shows that more than half these initiatives fail. Successful…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Innovation, Database Management Systems, Program Administration