The Expert Systems Course in AACSB Accredited Business Schools

This paper presents findings of an empirical investigation of the state of expert systems (ES) curriculum development in the 279 business schools accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). One objective of this study was to determine the extent to which the introductory undergraduate ES course is being taught. A second objective was to obtain a profile of how ES is being taught. A questionnaire was developed to survey Information Systems (IS) faculty; the response rate was 41%. It was found that 48% of the schools offer an introductory undergraduate ES course. Additional highlights of the findIngs Include: 44% of the schools have an ES component as part of other business courses; one or more graduate level ES courses are offered at 45% of the business schools; at 46% of the universities an ES course is offered outside of the business school

Interdisciplinary Student Teams Projects: A Case Study

In today’s organizations team work has become an integral part of the day-to-day routine. For this reason, University professors are including group projects in many courses. In such group assessments, we advocate the use of interdisciplinary teams, where possible. As a case study, we report an interdisciplinary group technical project with members from a Master of Business Administration course and a Master of Science in Accounting course. We also describe the refinements made to the course in order to enhance the collaboration between students from two classes

Theoretical framework for a comprehensive model of end user acceptance

Numerous previous studies in the area of user acceptance have proposed several models of user acceptance. These studies have each investigated different components of the user acceptance model. No significant research has been accomplished to combine factors which influence user acceptance into one overall model, which then could be subject of further validation. The purpose of this paper is to provide the foundation for a comprehensive model of user acceptance by building a theoretical framework that brings together individual models of user acceptance

The Role of Quantitative Analysis in the Information Security Systems Development Lifecycle

Today’s numerous Quantitative Analysis (QA) tools have been successfully utilized to solve business problems in diverse applications. However, the application of QA tools in solving information security problems has been sparse. Devising the means and ways to use QA tools in resolving industry-wide security problems has the potential to yield enormous global economic benefit. The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of QA tools as a means of improving the processes involved in the Information Security Systems Development Lifecycle (SecSDL). Information security professionals use the SecSDL as a guide for formulating a comprehensive information security program. The paper examines the fit between QA tools and the processes of the SecSDL. A case application illustrates an example of QA tools applied specifically to risk assessment in the SecSDL

A Study of the Database Marketing Course in AACSB–Accredited Business Schools

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