Title :
Experiences of revalidating the undergraduate and postgraduate courses within the information systems curricula at University of Westminster, UK
Author :
Juric, Radinila ; Lees, Patrick ; Ptohos, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Syst., Univ. of Westminster, London, UK
Abstract :
Information systems (IS) is the commonly accepted title for academic programs focusing on applied information technology provided by a range of Universities in the UK. The University of Westminster based in central London has successfully run BSc and MSc courses in IS for more than a decade. The courses underwent a major revision in 2002 focusing on subject content, construction of courses and teaching/learning strategies. We address the purpose of course reviews within the UK higher education (HE) environment, gives a rationale for our curriculum changes, describes the revalidated IS courses at both BSc and MSc levels including our teaching and assessment strategies, and comments on our progress to date.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; further education; information systems; teaching; UK higher education; University of Westminster; academic programs; information systems curricula; learning strategies; postgraduate courses; revalidated IS courses; teaching strategies; undergraduate courses; Best practices; Code standards; Computer science; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Helium; Information analysis; Information systems; Quality assurance;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Interfaces, 2003. ITI 2003. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
953-96769-6-7
DOI :
10.1109/ITI.2003.1225322