INTERNATIONALISING THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODULE

Andreas Gregoriades, Maria Pampaka, Vicky Papadopoulou

2009

Abstract

The work described here draws on the emergent need to internationalise the curriculum in higher education. The paper in particular focuses on the internationalisation of the Management Information Systems (MIS) module and the identification of learning differences among the two dominant cultural groups in higher education in the UK: Asian and European students. The identification of differences among knowledge patterns of these cultural groups is achieved through the application of a concept mapping technique. The research question addressed is: How can we internationalise the MIS module’s content and teaching methods to provide for students from different cultural backgrounds?

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Gregoriades A., Pampaka M. and Papadopoulou V. (2009). INTERNATIONALISING THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODULE . In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8111-82-1, pages 21-26. DOI: 10.5220/0001831200210026


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@conference{csedu09,
author={Andreas Gregoriades and Maria Pampaka and Vicky Papadopoulou},
title={INTERNATIONALISING THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODULE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2009},
pages={21-26},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001831200210026},
isbn={978-989-8111-82-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - INTERNATIONALISING THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODULE
SN - 978-989-8111-82-1
AU - Gregoriades A.
AU - Pampaka M.
AU - Papadopoulou V.
PY - 2009
SP - 21
EP - 26
DO - 10.5220/0001831200210026