Computer engineering, computer science and management information systems: partners in a unified software engineering curriculum

Why do so few women major in computer science (CS) or management information systems (MIS)? Are the reasons for women’s underrepresentation in these two disciplines the same? I will address these issues by reporting on my research on female and male undergraduates majoring in CS or MIS. I hypothesize that results from one area of information technology (IT), such as CS, do not necessarily generalize to other areas of IT, such as MIS. Structural barriers exist that keep women from advancement in IT careers (cf. Ahuja, 2002). However, an examination of these is beyond the scope of this article, which focuses on gender differences in IT students. In 2002 only 27.6% of U.S. Bachelor’s degrees in CS and 36.8% in MIS were conferred on women (U.S. Department of Education, 2002), limiting the number of women qualified to enter into the IT workforce. The problem of women’s under representation in IT is not limited to the U.S. Women are underrepresented in CS majors in other Western countries such as Canada (Gadalla, 2001), Germany (Huber, Reiff, Ben, & Schinzel, 2001), Norway (Berg, Gansmo, Hestflatt, Lie, Nordli, & Sorenson, 2002), and Ireland (MacKeogh, 2003). IT cannot afford to underutilize such a valuable and significant part of the workforce. Increasing the representation of women is imperative because “greater diversity among those who create computing technology ensures that those technologies are relevant to and usable by a wider range of people” (Roberts, 2003).

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Database Coverage for Research in Management Information Systems

College & Research Libraries ◽

10.5860/crl.67.1.50 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 50-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Karen Chapman ◽

Paul Brothers

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Computer Science ◽

Full Text ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Management Information Systems ◽

Applied Science ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Management Information ◽

Business Source Premier

This study examines the database coverage of management information systems (MIS) journals and journal articles referenced by MIS researchers. Lists of titles and references were checked for coverage in twelve databases representing a variety of vendors: five multidisciplinary databases, four business databases, and three computer science or applied science databases. The best coverage of MIS journals is found in ABI/INFORM Global and Business Source Premier. The best coverage of articles referenced by MIS scholars is offered by the same two databases, although Business Source Premier offers significantly more full text. Business Source Premier and Web of Science provide the best coverage for any pair of the databases.

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The Analysis of Software Source Code Readability: Case Study at Education of Informatics and Computer Engineering Study Program of Sebelas Maret University

Journal of Informatics and Vocational Education ◽

10.20961/joive.v2i1.35695 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Imam Setiawan ◽

Dwi Maryono ◽

Basori Basori

Keyword(s):

Software Engineering ◽

Computer Science ◽

Source Code ◽

Computer Engineering ◽

Engineering Curriculum ◽

Study Program ◽

Engineering Study ◽

And Function ◽

Programming Paradigms

<p>Source code readability is a property that influences how easily a given piece of code can be read and understood. Since source code readability can affect software quality, especially maintainability, then programmers must have good sense of writing readable code. For computer science and software engineering student, they have to start learning how to write readable code in order to compete later in the industrial. Unfortunately, computer science and software engineering curriculum promotes understanding the programming paradigms of particular language, compared to write readable code. Based on its importance, we analyzed source code of software written by Education of Informatics and Computer Engineering of Sebelas Maret University students to describe its readability. We determine readability category from source code based on two programming features, variable and function writing. Each programming features involved has its own criteria so that it can be classified in the readable or less readable category. Finally, we discuss the implications of this study on learning process of Education of Informatics and Computer Engineering study program, Sebelas Maret University. For example, our data suggest to use code reviews to teach student about source code readability.</p>

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Consolidation of a professional approach experience on motivating Computer Engineering students to the application of legal issues

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Higher Education Advances ◽

10.4995/head16.2016.2713 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Mayte Lozano ◽

Raquel Trillo-Lado

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Software Engineering ◽

Computer Science ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Legal Issues ◽

Computer Engineering ◽

Software Engineers ◽

The University ◽

Spanish Legislation

In previous courses, professors of the degree of ComputerScience and Software Engineering of the University of Zaragoza realised that students did not like studying materias related to Legislation and Information Systems. However, these topics are key when Computer Science and Software Engineers have to analyse, design, implement and mantain Information Systems in different environments such as enterprises, public entities, etc. because rights of users/clients of these systems must be guaranteed. So, a more appeling way to teach those topics to motivate the students to take them into account was designed.This paper describes the methodology and the main activities designed in the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 courses in order to get the attention of the students on topics related to the current Spanish legislation and Information Systems. Moreover, some indicators about the performance of the students and their opinions about this new methodology are also described and analysed.

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Trust in Management Information Systems (MIS)

Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie A&O ◽

10.1026/0932-4089/a000306 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 6-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sarah M. Meeßen ◽

Meinald T. Thielsch ◽

Guido Hertel

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Information Overload ◽

Management Information Systems ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Future Research ◽

Management Information ◽

Trust In Management ◽

Actual Use ◽

Trust In Technology ◽

The Internet Of Things

Abstract. Digitalization, enhanced storage capacities, and the Internet of Things increase the volume of data in modern organizations. To process and make use of these data and to avoid information overload, management information systems (MIS) are introduced that collect, process, and analyze relevant data. However, a precondition for the application of MIS is that users trust them. Extending accounts of trust in automation and trust in technology, we introduce a new model of trust in MIS that addresses the conceptual ambiguities of existing conceptualizations of trust and integrates initial empirical work in this field. In doing so, we differentiate between perceived trustworthiness of an MIS, experienced trust in an MIS, intentions to use an MIS, and actual use of an MIS. Moreover, we consider users’ perceived risks and contextual factors (e. g., autonomy at work) as moderators. The introduced model offers guidelines for future research and initial suggestions to foster trust-based MIS use.

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