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Recommended Citation: Braun, G F, E A Crable, and M P Sena.  A Modular Approach to Delivering an Introductory MIS Course.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2008, v 25 (Phoenix): §3343. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 8(36). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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A Modular Approach to Delivering an Introductory MIS Course

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Refereed9 pages
Gerald F. Braun    [a1] [a2]
MIS Department
Xavier University    [u1] [u2]
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA    [c1] [c2]

Elaine A. Crable    [a1] [a2]
MIS Department
Xavier University    [u1] [u2]
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA    [c1] [c2]

Mark P. Sena    [a1] [a2]
MIS Department
Xavier University    [u1] [u2]
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA    [c1] [c2]

Today’s students find the traditional lecture-based teaching format less desirable and seem to prefer a more hands-on learning experience. Consequently, it has become necessary to redesign the introductory MIS course. This paper describes a new modular approach to delivering the introductory course. The primary focus is to provide students with multiple resources and hands-on projects, along with detailed learning objectives, in lieu of traditional PowerPoint lectures and reading assignments from a textbook. A pilot study was initiated to assess student perceptions of the learning experience with regard to the effectiveness and overall satisfaction with the new approach. A learning styles survey, along with a follow-up feedback survey, was distributed to 29 traditional and non-traditional students. Considering the small sample size, initial results were encouraging. However, an extended study to be carried out during the 2008-2009 school year, with more sections of the course, will hopefully confirm preliminary results and give further insight into the effectiveness of this approach.

Keywords: MIS Introductory Course, course redesign, learning styles, participative learning, exploratory learning, objectives-based learning

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