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Attitudes and Influences toward Choosing a
Business Major: The Case of Information Systems
By James P. Downey, Ronnie McGaughey, David Roach © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Declining enrollment in MIS Departments in Colleges of Business has been the norm for many if
not most universities since the dot.com bust of 2000. This has serious repercussions for the departments
involved, students, and the companies that hire MIS graduates. In order to reverse this
trend, an understanding of the important factors which influence students to choose a major is
critical. Of crucial importance for MIS Departments is understanding the competition: the majors
students choose instead of MIS... |
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Keywords
Choice of major, Information technology, IT careers, Management Information Systems
(MIS), Business majors, Careers, Structural Equation Modeling.
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The Effect of Using E-Learning Tools
in Online and Campus-based Classrooms
on Student Performance
By Edith Galy, Clara Downey, and Jennie Johnson © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Creating an integrative research framework that extends a model frequently used in the Information
Systems field, the Technology Acceptance Model, together with variables used in the Education field,
this empirical study investigates the factors influencing student performance as reflected by their final
course grade. The Technology Acceptance Model explains computer acceptance in general terms.
The model measures the impact of external variables on internal beliefs, attitudes, and intentions. Perceived
Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use, two main constructs in the model, refer to an individual's
perception of how the adoption of a new technology will increase their efficiency, and the individual's
perception of how easy the technology will be to use... |
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Keywords
E-Learning Tools, Technology
Acceptance Model (TAM), Perceived Usefulness,
Perceived Ease of Use, , Computer
Self-Efficacy, Computer Anxiety, Ability to
Work Independently, Distance Education
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Students' Strategies for Exception Handling
By Rami Rashkovits, Ilana Lavy © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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This study discusses and presents various strategies employed by novice programmers concerning
exception handling. The main contributions of this paper are as follows: we provide an analysis
tool to measure the level of assimilation of exception handling mechanism; we present and analyse
strategies to handle exceptions; we present and analyse solutions provided by novice programmers;
we classify and analyse the participants reflections concerning their solutions. Modern
programming languages, such as Java, provide the programmer an elaborated object oriented
exception mechanism; enable him to handle exceptions in a more convenient way... |
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Keywords
Exception handling; class hierarchy; source code quality
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Investigating Factors Affecting the Uptake of
Automated Assessment Technology
By Carl Dreher, Torsten Reiners, Heinz Dreher © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Automated assessment is an emerging innovation in educational praxis, however its pedagogical
potential is not fully utilised in Australia, particularly regarding automated essay grading. The
rationale for this research is that the usage of automated assessment currently lags behind the capacity
that the technology provides, thus restricting the pedagogical benefits for students, job satisfaction
for staff, and quality assurance and financial benefits for universities. The exploration of
the different perspectives of stakeholders regarding their needs and expectations of automated
assessment shows the high-stake game of surviving and thriving... |
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Keywords
Educational assessment; automated assessment; automated essay grading; online survey;
constructivist grounded theory analysis.
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Information Orientation, Information Technology
Governance, and Information Technology Service
Management: A Multi-level Approach for Teaching
the MBA Core Information Systems Course
By John Beachboard, Kregg Aytes © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Core MBA IT courses have tended to be survey courses that cover important topics but often do
not sufficiently engage students. The result is that many top-ranked MBA programs have not
found such courses useful enough to include in their core MBA requirements. In this paper, we
present a design of an MBA course emphasizing information technology and intending to be a
valuable part of a core MBA program.
The primary audience for this course is the general MBA student, and the primary teaching objectives
of the course are for students to (1) recognize that IT plays a vital role in the functioning of
most modern organizations, (2) recognize that the effective application of IT requires the active
engagement of non-IT as well as IT management, and (3) acquire the tools and concepts necessary
for non-IT managers to participate in the effective management of an enterprise's IT resources... |
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Keywords
MBA Core IS course, information orientation, IT service management, IT governance
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Critical Success Attributes of Transnational IT
Education Programmes: The Client Perspective
By Iwona Miliszewska, Ewa M. Sztendur © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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How can transnational education (TNE) programs be made more effective? According to the literature,
no one is in a better position to comment on this question than the students themselves.
At the same time, there is a recognized scarcity in the literature of student input into the issue of
transnational program effectiveness. In consideration of this need, a research study was conducted
to examine the effectiveness of TNE programs from the student perspective. To this end, transnational
students' views on the various dimensions of the TNE context were used as a key indicator
of the effectiveness of transnational programs... |
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Keywords
instruction, learning environment, program attributes, program effectiveness, student
perspectives, transnational education.
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Developing Information Technology Fluency in College
Students: An Investigation of Learning Environments
and Learner Characteristics
By Nancy B. Sardone © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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The confluence of powerful technologies of computers and network connectivity has brought explosive
growth to the field of Information Technology (IT). The problem presented in this study
is whether the type of learning environment where IT concepts are taught to undergraduates has a
relationship to the development of IT fluency and course satisfaction. The literature suggested
that, if learning environments based on constructivist learning strategies were used, students
would achieve IT fluency as well as those who studied in a traditional setting but they might be
more satisfied... |
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Keywords
college students, constructivism, information technology fluency, learning environments,
learning styles
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Adapting Peer Review to an Online Course:
An Exploratory Case Study
By Linda V. Knight, Theresa A. Steinbach © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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With demonstrated benefits to higher level learning, peer review in the classroom has been well
researched and popular since at least the 1990s. However, little or no prior studies exist into the
peer review process for online courses. Further, we found no prior research specifically addressing
the operational aspects of online peer review. This research addresses that gap by comparing
the issues involved in managing peer review for an online course with those for a traditional
classroom course. In an exploratory case study, two sections of the same introductory level
course were taught by the same professor in the same academic term, one section in the traditional
classroom and one as an online section... |
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Keywords
peer review, online course, online teaching, online learning, online education, HTML
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Reliability and Factor Analysis of a Blackboard
Course Management System Success:
A Scale Development and Validation in an
Educational Context
By Adeyinka Tella © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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em success levels. Theoretically, this study contributes significantly
to the identification of educational oriented factors (teaching and learning quality, students' self regulated
learning) that may lead to Blackboard CMS by modifying the factors pioneered and
revised by Delone and Mclean (1992, 2003). In summary, the study discovered that content quality,
system quality, support service quality, teaching and learning quality, self-regulated learning,
intention to use, user satisfaction, and net benefits are important dimensions for measuring Blackboard
CMS success... |
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Keywords
Factor analysis, E-learning, Course management system, WebCT/Blackboard, Scale
development, Educational context, University of Botswana
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Business Simulation Training in Information
Technology Education: Guidelines for New
Approaches in IT Training
By Pierre-Majorique Leger, Patrick Charland, Harvey D. Feldstein, Jacques Robert, Gilbert Babin, Derick Lyle © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are commercial software packages that enable the
integration of transactions-oriented data and business processes throughout an organization. Most
of the world's largest organizations have already adopted an ERP system, and many mid-size organizations
are turning to them as well. The implementation of an ERP system presents some major
training challenges. Organizations devote significant portions of their implementation budgets
to training and organizational change management interventions... |
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Keywords
Simulation game, Problem-based learning, Instructional strategy, ERP systems.
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Evaluating and Comparing the Usability of
Web-based Course Management Systems
By Zafer Unal, Asli Unal © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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s showed that Moodle is as effective
as BlackBoard, the researchers have already shared their experiences with other faculty
members and expanded their investigations by involving numerous other online courses, instructors,
and students, because the product showed significant potential for further examination.
This study adds to the growing body of studies that are carried out to see if an open source CMS
(Moodle) warrants consideration as an alternative to the institution's current course management
system... |
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Keywords
course management systems,
Blackboard, Moodle
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Design and Development of a
Web-based Interactive Software Tool for
Teaching Operating Systems
By Aristogiannis Garmpis © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Operating Systems (OS) is an important and mandatory discipline in many Computer Science,
Information Systems and Computer Engineering curricula. Some of its topics require a careful
and detailed explanation from the instructor as they often involve theoretical concepts and somewhat
complex mechanisms, demanding a certain degree of abstraction from the students if they
are to gain a full understanding. In this paper an overview of an interactive e-learning and webbased
software tool is provided, which has been designed and developed for undergraduate university
students of the Department of Applied Informatics in Management and Economy, Technological
Educational Institute of Messolonghi, in Messolonghi, Greece... |
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Keywords
Operating Systems, Page replacement algorithms, web based distance learning, e-
Learning, Instructional Tool.
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A Meta-ethnographic Synthesis of Support
Services in Distance Learning Programs
By Jean Marie Tuquero © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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This qualitative study utilized a meta-ethnographic approach to synthesize findings of five dissertations
that focused on distance learning support services. The history of ethnographical studies
stemmed from an anthropological background. Researchers have applied ethnographical approaches
to examine and document various phenomena. This meta-ethnographical study explored
existing research on distance learning support services in higher education. Each individual researcher
of the five dissertations used in this study established validity through coding, crosscoding,
and triangulation for their results... |
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Keywords
distance education, adult learning theory-andragogy, self-directed, meta-ethnography,
qualitative
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Virtual University:
A Peer to Peer Open Education Network
By Amir r. Razavi, Abbas Strommen-Bakhtiar, Paul Krause © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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The world is currently going through a transitional period, moving from the Service era to the
Information era. Rapid societal and technological innovations are changing the way we live,
communicate, and work. As the rate of the technological/societal change increases, pressure on
educational institutions also increases. This pressure is fundamentally about time-lag: the time it
takes for educational institutions to accumulate the necessary information, create the necessary
knowledge, and then transmit it to the students. |
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Keywords
Virtual University, P2P network, Open Education Network, distributed conceptual
models, VPIN, Digital Ecosystem, Social Network Services, Open Knowledge System.
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Two-Dimensional Parson's Puzzles:
The Concept, Tools, and First Observations
By Petri Ihantola, Ville Karavirta © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 10
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Abstract
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Parson's programming puzzles are a family of code construction assignments where lines of code
are given, and the task is to form the solution by sorting and possibly selecting the correct code
lines. We introduce a novel family of Parson's puzzles where the lines of code need to be sorted
in two dimensions. The vertical dimension is used to order the lines, whereas the horizontal dimension
is used to change control flow and code blocks based on indentation as in Python. Python
blocks have no explicit begin/end statements or curly braces to mark where the block starts
or stops... |
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Keywords
programming, automated
feedback, Parson’s puzzles, open source,
problem solving strategies
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