Experiences of revalidating the undergraduate and postgraduate courses within the information systems curricula at University of Westminster, UK

Information systems (IS) is the commonly accepted title for academic programs focusing on applied information technology provided by a range of Universities in the UK. The University of Westminster based in central London has successfully run BSc and MSc courses in IS for more than a decade. The cou...

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Published inITI 2003 : proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces : Silver interfaces : computer at the university : June 16-19, 2003, Cavtat, Croatia pp. 51 - 58
Main Authors Juric, R., Lees, P., Ptohos, T.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2003
Subjects
Best practices
Code standards
Computer science
Education
Educational institutions
Educational programs
Helium
Information analysis
Information systems
Quality assurance
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ISBN9789539676962
9539676967
ISSN1330-1012
DOI10.1109/ITI.2003.1225322

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Summary:Information systems (IS) is the commonly accepted title for academic programs focusing on applied information technology provided by a range of Universities in the UK. The University of Westminster based in central London has successfully run BSc and MSc courses in IS for more than a decade. The courses underwent a major revision in 2002 focusing on subject content, construction of courses and teaching/learning strategies. We address the purpose of course reviews within the UK higher education (HE) environment, gives a rationale for our curriculum changes, describes the revalidated IS courses at both BSc and MSc levels including our teaching and assessment strategies, and comments on our progress to date.
ISBN:9789539676962
9539676967
ISSN:1330-1012
DOI:10.1109/ITI.2003.1225322