In recent years, Business Process Management (BPM) has emerged as an effective management strategy and an efficient technological solution for managing cross-functional business processes. Software industry is striving to integrate more and more functionalities in their BPM products. For this, the industry needs professionals who are equipped with BPM capabilities. However, lack of appropriate ...

Business intelligence and analytics in general are currently experiencing a resurgence in interest from both the business and academic communities. As a response, a Business Analytics Special Interest Group (SIG) was formed at Villanova University in 2007 to better link these two communities and support the growing needs of business. As a multi-disciplinary group composed of both analytics prof...

OBJECTIVE To survey medical graduates from the University of Hong Kong on how well they perceived their learning needs had been fulfilled by the old (before 1997) and the new (after 1997) curricula. DESIGN Retrospective questionnaire survey. SETTING The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Medical graduates from the University of Hong Kong who graduated between 1997 and 2006 w...

Article history: Available online 24 April 2008 Economics of information goods is an area of research that studies the unusual nature of information as a good in markets and in the public domain, as well as the value assigned to information. This study explores the attitudes of Israeli library and information science (LIS) and business/management students, lecturers, and practitioners regarding...

BACKGROUND Problem-based Learning (PBL) has been suggested as a key educational method of knowledge acquisition to improve medical education. We sought to evaluate the differences in medical school education between graduates from PBL-based and conventional curricula and to what extent these curricula fit job requirements. METHODS Graduates from all German medical schools who graduated betwee...

While the number of computers in the classroom continues to increase and tremendous support for technology integration exists in government, business, and academia, a major discrepancy exists between the level of technology use that is expected from the educators and the actual use and integration of technology in the classroom. However, effective technology integration in early childhood educa...

Perceived learning in MIS depends on gaining knowledge from MIS concepts and by using MIS application tools. MIS education in undergraduate curriculum of a business school needs to foster both concepts and applications dimensions of learning. There is also a need to understand the implications of these two dimensions in MIS education. This study explores these two dimensions of MIS education in...

The industrial economy in developed countries is transforming into a new “economy of the information age”. For nearly every company, complex, often radical and dramatic transformation needs are created. Executive programs in continuing education, however, are usually focussing on business “administration” rather than on business transformation. For a successful management of change projects, it...

This paper highlights relevant curriculum issues that were identified in a Management Information Systems (MIS) program review undertaken by a group of business faculty in a small regional university. The program review was initiated to improve job marketability of graduates and student enrollment. The review process is described as a collective effort in continuous improvement in program plann...