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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| Teaching Data Communications and Networking to School of Business Undergraduates: A |
| Pedagogical Framework for Juxtaposing Theory and Practice |
| Michael Gendron and A.T. Jarmoszko |
| Central Connecticut State University, USA |
| Central Connecticut State University, USA |
| This article proposes a pedagogical framework for teaching an introductory data communications and networking |
| (DCN) course to Management Information Systems (MIS) undergraduate majors within a school of business. |
| Building on the material provided in commonly used DCN undergraduate textbooks, the course introduces students |
| to both theoretical and applied knowledge necessary to solve business and DCN technology problems. Since it is |
| taught in a business school, the course encompasses students’ previous business course work, and has a strong |
| business case orientation. All MIS majors at the senior level are required to take it. |
| Keywords: data communications, networking, network design, IS’97.6, IS2002 |
ISSN
1535-07-03
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