Business data processing education: Teaching in the 80's

  • Authors:
  • Thomas I.M. Ho

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • ACM '79 Proceedings of the 1979 annual conference
  • Year:
  • 1979

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Abstract

Curriculum recommendations for information systems education have been generally available [1]. However, in view of the emergence of new techniques and the recognition of new areas of concern, curriculum recommendations should now reflect those new developments. The emergence of structured programming adds significant substance to programming education. Awareness about data management, software engineering, and requirements analysis motivates the inclusion of any new knowledge that may have emerged. Furthermore, it is imperative that a conceptual framework for information systems be established. Such a framework will enable the identification of skills and concepts that should be taught in a comprehensive information systems education. Relevant skills will enable the student to perform the tasks of an information systems professional while relevant concepts will enable the student to understand the rationale for the skills that the student has learned.