ERIC Number: EJ1145019
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
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Using Mobile Apps to Entice General Education Students into Technology Fields
Liu, Michelle; Murphy, Diane
Information Systems Education Journal, v11 n1 p25-32 Feb 2013
It is of national importance to increase the number of college students pursuing degrees in information systems/information technology (IT/IS) subjects. The primary focus at many institutions is renovating or enhancing existing IT/IS programs and the target audience is the students who have selected to major in IT/IS subjects. This paper looks at general education students and how exposure to mobile app development may change their attitudes toward IT/IS and entice them into pursuing a technology major or minor. The research setting is a liberal arts university with a large female population and a diverse ethnic basis. The authors develop a new pedagogical strategy, teaching students to develop mobile apps using an easy-to-use tool, with the objective of transforming students from technology consumers to technology creators and increasing the number who choose technology as a career path. Techniques for the evaluation of the project outcomes are also discussed.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, General Education, Information Systems, Information Technology, College Students, Majors (Students), Computer Oriented Programs, Liberal Arts, Teaching Methods, Career Choice, Pretests Posttests, Formative Evaluation
Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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