Christian School Discipline: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Student Behavior

A Catholic elementary school systematically developed a comprehensive discipline program with input from the administrator, teachers, students, parents, and other members of the parish community. Developed around the themes of respect, spirituality, and responsibility, the program was systematically evaluated over the first year of a three-year period of implementation. Survey results of parents, teachers, and students indicate positive perceptions of the project by aU three groups

A Case Analysis of Real-World Systems Development Experiences of CIS Students

As effective as an instructor may be, a classroom setting simply cannot offer information systems students the benefit that actually working in a real-world environment can offer. Internships can benefit a few students, but a course in which all the students are provided with the opportunity to develop systems, working with real-world clients, and where the final solution is not known until the project is completed, can also be extremely beneficial. This paper presents a case analysis of several real-world projects undertaken by students, and provides a discussion of the “lessons-learned” from the projects, which include communicating with teammates, communicating with clients, communicating with the instructor, project management issues, as well as lessons learned by the instructor

A Framework for an Accounting Information Systems Curriculum

The purpose of this paper is to propose, for educators, a curriculum framework that brings together the fields of accounting and information systems in an attempt to better equip the graduates of both programs with a new collection of requisite skills. The curriculum framework is designed to be flexible so as to assist faculty in the selection of an appropriate offering for their particular school. The paper investigates three alternative AIS curriculum choices: an AIS Track, an AIS Minor, and/or an AIS Major

Questionable Accountability: MSF and Sphere in 2003.

This article examines the relationship between Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Sphere Project. Prior to revisiting the concerns MSF had with the project, it looks at factors that give rise to differences between NGOs and cites some reasons for why an organisation such as MSF would not embrace such a project and clarifies some key elements of MSF-style humanitarianism. The author revisits the original concerns and arguments presented by MSF when it decided not to participate beyond assisting with the establishment of technical standards and key indicators for the handbook. This is followed by a critical discussion examining these concerns and counter-criticism with reference to experiences a few years after the inception of Sphere. It concludes with MSF's perceptions and stance regarding Sphere and accountability in 2003

Examining the Effect of Decision Style on the Use of a Project Management Tool

A software development project is frequently a challenging undertaking. Managing and coordinating software development efforts can be critical to successful project completion. The literature is replete with examples of software development projects gone awry, many times as a direct result of an inability to manage the project. Effective project management is crucial to successful software development and key to effective project management is management’s ability to track and control the progress of the project (Rook, 1986; Zmud, 1980). Furthermore, detailed information is required to effectively track and control the potential thousands of tasks and interdependencies of a project. What this implies is the need for, and reliance upon, computerized tools to aid in the project manager’s tasks

A database management capability for Ada

The data requirements of mission critical defense systems have been increasing dramatically. Command and control, intelligence, logistics, and even weapons systems are being required to integrate, process, and share ever increasing volumes of information. To meet this need, systems are now being specified that incorporate data base management subsystems for handling storage and retrieval of information. It is expected that a large number of the next generation of mission critical systems will contain embedded data base management systems. Since the use of Ada has been mandated for most of these systems, it is important to address the issues of providing data base management capabilities that can be closely coupled with Ada. A comprehensive distributed data base management project has been investigated. The key deliverables of this project are three closely related prototype systems implemented in Ada. These three systems are discussed