Title: Towards active case based learning in IS

Authors: Lyn Antill

Addresses: Information Management and Systems, Nottingham Business School, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK

Abstract: Persistent difficulties in getting students to understand certain topics in Information Systems led to a rethink of how we could meet the objectives for the particular courses taught at NBS. The paper describes some of the problems currently being met, particularly the |concrete| thinking and |surface| learning of many of the students and their primary concern with a degree as a passport to a job. To improve the students| performance a number of suggestions are made of ways in which more use could be made of experiential and case based learning some initial experiences and future plans.

Keywords: information systems; IS education; active learning; case studies; business information systems; IS practice; teaching; student concerns; concrete thinking; surface learning; student performance; higher education; experiential learning; case based learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTCS.2007.014216

International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 2007 Vol.1 No.1/2, pp.146 - 158

Published online: 25 Jun 2007 *

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