TY - GEN
T1 - Total cost of ownership
T2 - 2009 International SIGED: IAIM Conference
AU - Chen, Fang
AU - Brabston, Mary
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - One major issue of the introductory IS course is that it covers too many topics and thus lacks the depth of coverage for these topics. One way to keep a balance between breadth and depth of course content is to organize lecture topics into broader modules and design assignments for these modules that allow students to explore these topics in more depth by themselves. To achieve this goal, we have designed a TCO teaching module that includes a project that covers several IS topics. The purpose of the project is to understand what computer or information systems and technologies (IST) are needed to support an organization and to determine the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the needed IST. We have designed seven lectures to explain the concepts that are needed for the project. The teaching module and project have not been implemented yet, but we plan to implement them in the Fall 2010 term. We have designed a survey to collect student feedback about the usefulness of this project.
AB - One major issue of the introductory IS course is that it covers too many topics and thus lacks the depth of coverage for these topics. One way to keep a balance between breadth and depth of course content is to organize lecture topics into broader modules and design assignments for these modules that allow students to explore these topics in more depth by themselves. To achieve this goal, we have designed a TCO teaching module that includes a project that covers several IS topics. The purpose of the project is to understand what computer or information systems and technologies (IST) are needed to support an organization and to determine the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the needed IST. We have designed seven lectures to explain the concepts that are needed for the project. The teaching module and project have not been implemented yet, but we plan to implement them in the Fall 2010 term. We have designed a survey to collect student feedback about the usefulness of this project.
KW - Information systems and technologies
KW - IS introductory course
KW - Total cost of ownership
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84866027593
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84866027593
SN - 9780620458979
T3 - Proceedings of the 2009 International SIGED: IAIM Conference
BT - Proceedings of the 2009 International SIGED
Y2 - 12 December 2009 through 14 December 2009
ER -