Transforming Student Groups into Teams

The use of teams dominates the information system development process. Characteristics of teams have been identified that are indicative of self-managed teams. Knowledge of team operation and teamwork is important for IS students to possess. An educational strategy is proposed to assist students in IS programs in understanding the nature of teams and self-management techniques

A Model of Learning for Research in Information Systems Education

Educational researchers have long studied the role of the student in educational settings with the goal of improving learning outcomes. In this paper, we review constructs commonly employed in studies reported in the education literature undertaken to better understand how and why people learn. We then incorporate these constructs into a model of learning that we hope can be utilized as a starting point in further research in information systems education

Metaphor as a mechanism of global climate change governance: a study of international policies, 1992–2012

This paper explores the emergence of a global climate change mitigation regime through an analysis of the language employed in international science-policy reports. We assume that a global climate regime can only operate effectively on the basis of a shared understanding of climate change which is itself based on a shared language of governance. We therefore carried out an in-depth thematic and metaphor analysis of 63 policy documents published between 1992 and 2012. Results show that global climate science-policy discourses universalise the myriad impacts of a changing climate into a single dichotomous impacted/not-impacted scenario and aim to govern this world according to economic principles of cost–benefit analysis. These discourses use metaphors that draw on narrative structures prevalent in the wider culture to produce and legitimate a reductionist representation of climate change. This representation undermines public understanding of and engagement with climate change by marginalising subordinate policy framings which do not align with the prevailing dichotomous framing. The types of documents we analyse in this paper represent important sources for journalists reporting on climate change. We therefore suggest that any attempt to improve public communication of climate change should include revisions to these organisational discourses

Panel: Institutional Review Boards: Why, What and How?

Most universities in the United States have a group that is charged with protecting the rights and welfare of human research subjects. These groups, often called Institutional Review Board, are mandated by Federal government regulations. Social and behavioral scientists must comply with these boards. This panel will discuss the history behind Institutional Review Boards, the various levels of reviews, and offer advice for dealing with the review process