ERIC Number: EJ1435648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1055-3096
EISSN: EISSN-2574-3872
Teaching Tip: Experiencing Business Challenges to Using Information Systems: A Simulation-Based Learning Approach
Bernie Farkas; Yanyan Shang
Journal of Information Systems Education, v35 n3 p232-248 2024
This teaching tip describes a novel simulation, the Business Information Systems Simulation, designed for teaching information systems concepts. Created with "Capsiminbox," the simulation places students in the role of a retail store manager who is assigned a leadership role in a strategically important pilot project to develop an app. Throughout the simulation, the student uses critical thinking skills to make decisions (grounded on the Rational Decision-Making Model) that must incorporate the company's Code of Conduct and satisfy various stakeholders. Later, the student leads their store through the response to a data breach. While encompassing many Information Systems concepts, the simulation challenges students to use their business rather than technical knowledge. A peer review, student survey, and analysis of skill scores demonstrate the simulation's effectiveness.
Descriptors: Retailing, Business Administration, Decision Making Skills, Knowledge Level, Critical Thinking, Information Systems, Simulation, Teaching Methods, Behavior, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Journal of Information Systems Education. e-mail: editor@jise.org; Web site: http://www.jise.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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