[AISWorld] Deadline Extended to April 8: Curricular Issues Miniconference, DSI 2010 Conference (November 20-23), San Diego, CA

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   Dear Colleagues and Friends:

        The paper submission deadline of DSI 2010 has been extended to April
8, 2010.

Conference Website: http://www.decisionsciences.org/annualmeeting/.

Professional Activity Website:
http://www.decisionsciences.org/annualmeeting/meetinginfo/miniconferences.asp#curric
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Shin-Yuan Hung, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Information Management
Vice Director, Center for e-Manufacturing and e-Commerce
National Chung Cheng University, Minhsiung, Chia-Yi, 62100 Taiwan
Phone: +886-5-2720411 ext. 34601
Fax: +886-5-2721501
E-Mail: syhung at mis.ccu.edu.tw
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DSI2010 Curricular Issues Miniconference

The Curricular Issues Miniconference provides a forum to learn from those at
the forefront of curriculum innovation and improvement, and to share
experiences and lessons learnt. Separate tracks on undergraduate, masters,
and doctoral programs will offer ideas and insights for those responsible
for designing, teaching, and administering business programs.
       David C. Yen, Miami University, School of Business, yendc at muohio.edu
Shin Yuan Hung, National Chung Cheng University, Department of Information
Management, syhung at mis.ccu.edu.tw


The continuous growth of the technological advancement and the increasing
demand for efficient and effective decision-making to meet the challenge of
the economic uncertainties have led to the great interest to reposition of
the academic curriculum on an unprecedented scale. Shareholders, regulatory
bodies, government, industries, and employees are increasingly demanding the
academic institution to adopt an innovative approach to the sustainable
management of increasingly scarce resources while at the same time
maintaining the necessary maintenance and improvement of the quality of the
higher education. Curricular issues are more than ever an imperative in
academic domains such as manufacturing, logistics, operations research, and
IS/IT, which has become pervasive throughout entire society and different
industries.

The purpose of this miniconference is to advance theoretical and practical
knowledge regarding the emerging curricular issues and to gain a better
understanding of innovative, academic initiatives and research being
conducted on in this aforementioned subject area. Hence, submissions of high
quality papers that report on, academic curriculum, empirical research,
and/or case studies including but not limited to the following topics are
appreciated.

1.      Curricular issues, problems, and  or challenges
a.       Research – oriented vs. teaching - oriented institutions
b.      Public vs. private  institution
c.       Bachelor degree vs. associate degree institutions
d.      Undergraduate vs. graduate curriculum
2.       Curricular design - global perspective
a.    International education/studies opportunities
b.      Internships and student exchanges
c.    2+2 programs and joint programs/workshops
3.      Innovative curricular methods and/or approaches
a.       Interdisciplinary programs
b.      Collaborative approach for courses
c.       Various teaching pedagogies
4.       Potential topics for curricular development such as
a.       Business intelligence
b.      Green IT
c.       Information auditing/security
d.      Newer development in SCM, or ERP
5.       Other important curricular issues
a.       Building consistency for core courses
b.      Enhancing oral and written communication in the curriculum
c.       Developing leadership and team skills in the curriculum
d.      Teaching business ethics concepts in the curriculum
6.       Curricular assessment, evaluation, and other related  issues
a.        Learning outcome assessment
b.      Collaboration with other academic divisions
c.       Joint opportunities with other academic institutions


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