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Watson, Jason; Besmer, Andrew; Banks, M. Shane; Ray, Daniel; Derksen, Gerry – Information Systems Education Journal, 2021
Interdisciplinary project teams are increasingly vital in organizations that are focused on providing successful technical solutions that include a positive user experience. In response to the need for experience in this area, some higher education institutions have created interdisciplinary project-based experiential learning opportunities. In…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Interdisciplinary Approach, Computer Science, Capstone Experiences
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Asay, Joel; Crable, Elaine; Sena, Mark – Information Systems Education Journal, 2022
In this teaching case, we describe an experiential learning project that allows students to perform sentiment analysis on a set of tweets (posts made on the social media platform, Twitter) by collecting and analyzing posts that include key words selected by the students. Sentiment analysis refers to the process of identifying and categorizing…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Student Projects, Social Media, Opinions
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Schwieger, Dana – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
Service learning projects serve as a valuable tool for applying course concepts in a way to benefit both the students and community. However, they often require a significant amount of additional effort beyond that required of assigning conventional homework problems. When the projects take place in an online course setting, the level of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Online Courses, Student Projects
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Podeschi, R. J. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
Information systems curricula are increasingly using active learning methodologies to help students learn "through" technology rather than just "about" technology. While one way to achieve this is through the assignment of semester-long projects, previous research suggests that real-world projects provide more meaningful…
Descriptors: Databases, Computer System Design, Information Systems, Active Learning
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Schwieger, Dana; Surendran, Ken – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
The value of experiential learning projects (which are usually major assessments in courses) in education has been touted since the early 1900s (Dewey, 1938). These projects have the potential to deepen students' understanding of course topics by allowing them to put concepts into practice and watch the results develop. However, experiential…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Best Practices, Online Courses, Computer Science Education
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Frank, Ronald L. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
Information Systems curricula should provide project management (PM) theory, current practice, and hands-on experience. The schedule usually does not allow time in Analysis and Design courses for development oriented project management instruction other than a short introduction. Similarly, networking courses usually don't put project management…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Introductory Courses, Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods