An intensive instruction format for information systems

Authors:
John F. Schrage;Robert A. Schultheis
Affiliations:
Southern Illinois University At Edwardsville, Management Systems and Sciences Department, Campus Box 106, Building II, Edwardsville, IL;Southern Illinois University At Edwardsville, Management Systems and Sciences Department, Campus Box 106, Building II, Edwardsville, IL
Venue:
SIGSCE '84 Proceedings of the fifteenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
1984

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Abstract

For over fifteen years Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville has offered management information systems courses using an intensive weekend format at locations around the United States. Although a variety of information systems courses in the Masters of Business Administration has been provided, the most frequently taught course has been Introduction to Information Systems. The introduction course combines elementary computer and data processing concepts, programming, applications, and systems analysis and design. However, the emphasis of the course is analysis and design of systems from a manager, or user frame of reference. Because of the nontraditional format of the course, a variety of instructional strategies have evolved to insure successful student achievement of course objectives. Frequent comparisons between the test scores of students finishing the off-campus program and students completing the on-campus program indicate that the achievement levels are equivalent.