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Bozan, Karoly; Stoner, Claire; Maden, Burcu – Information Systems Education Journal, 2023
User Experience Design (UXD) is an often-neglected area of the information systems (IS) curriculum. UXD classes specifically designed for IS students are still uncommon in IS programs and this study aims to add to the body of knowledge to prepare a more well-rounded future generation of IS professionals. With this goal in mind, this study…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Interdisciplinary Approach, Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Methods
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Wolz, Sabine; Bergande, Bianca; Brune, Philipp – Cogent Education, 2022
Programming is an essential part of the curriculum of computer science non-major students. The motivation for the various elements of interdisciplinary degrees is often very low in computer science, which faces a gender gap as well. Differences between study courses and gender in confidence, attitude, student numbers, and motivation in computer…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Gender Differences, Computer Science Education, Nonmajors
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Zheng, Guangzhi; Zhang, Chi; Li, Lei – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2015
Business intelligence (BI) and healthcare analytics are the emerging technologies that provide analytical capability to help healthcare industry improve service quality, reduce cost, and manage risks. However, such component on analytical healthcare data processing is largely missed from current healthcare information technology (HIT) or health…
Descriptors: Business, Intelligence, Information Technology, Curriculum
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Ali, Muhammad – Higher Education Studies, 2012
Interdisciplinary curriculum development is challenging in the sense that materials from more than one discipline have to be integrated in a seamless manner. A faculty member has to develop expertise in multiple disciplines in order to teach an interdisciplinary course, or the course has to be team-taught. Both approaches are difficult to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sequential Approach, Undergraduate Study
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Kortsarts, Yana; Morris, Robert W.; Utell, Janine M. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
Bioinformatics is a relatively new interdisciplinary field that integrates computer science, mathematics, biology, and information technology to manage, analyze, and understand biological, biochemical and biophysical information. We present our experience in teaching an interdisciplinary course, Introduction to Bioinformatics, which was developed…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Introductory Courses, Biology, Information Science
Jurema, Ana Cristinia L. A.; Lima, Maria Edite Costa; Filho, Merval Jurema – 1996
The challenge facing educators today is not just to use computers at school but to use computer education and "Informatics" (information plus automatics, placing computer education in the broader context of information and technology) to mediate improved social and learning relations in schools. In order to introduce computers into…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Choudhury, Sayeed; Hobbs, Benjamin; Lorie, Mark; Flores, Nicholas; Coleman, Anita; Martin, Mairead; Kuhlman, David L.; McNair, John H.; Rhodes, William A.; Tipton, Ron; Agnew, Grace; Nicholson, Dennis; Macgregor, George – D-Lib Magazine, 2002
Includes four articles that address issues related to digital libraries. Highlights include a framework for evaluating digital library services, particularly academic research libraries; interdisciplinary approaches to education about digital libraries that includes library and information science and computing; digital rights management; and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Science Education, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods
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Shaw, Mary – Education and Computing, 1991
Discussion of information technology focuses on the future needs of computer science education. Information processing as an economic force is described; the relationship of information processing with other disciplines is examined; audiences for computing education are considered; and two examples of curriculum requirements implied by computing…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Educational Trends
Wallace, Danny P. – 1988
A comprehensive interdisciplinary program for educating library automation specialists has been developed at Louisiana State University. It consists of three programs: (1) a Master of Library and Information Science/Master of Science in Systems Science program; (2) a Certificate in Library Automation; and (3) a Ph.D. in Computer Science, for which…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Formative Evaluation
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers