Integrating IS Curriculum Knowledge through a Cluster-Computing Project: A Successful Experiment

MIS curricula in business schools are challenged to provide MIS courses that give students a strong practical understanding of the basic technologies, while also providing enough hands-on experience to solve real life problems. As an experimental capstone MIS course, the authors developed a cluster-...

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Vydáno v:Journal of information technology education Ročník 3; s. 263 - 278
Hlavní autoři: L. Kitchens, Fred, K. Sharma, Sushil, Harris, Thomas
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Santa Rosa Informing Science Institute 2004
Témata:
Absorption
Architecture
Business
Business Administration Education
Business education
Business Schools
Capstone Experiences
Clustering (Computers)
Clusters
Computation
Computer information security
Computer networks
Computer Science Education
Computers
Cost Effectiveness
Curricula
Curriculum Design
Data Analysis
Distributed processing
Education
Educational Technology
Environment
Experimental Curriculum
Experiments
Exposure
Graduates
Indiana
Influence of Technology
Information systems
Management Information Systems
Operating systems
Parallel processing
Periodicals
Project management
Simulation
Students
Study and teaching
Technology Education
Undergraduate Study
Indiana
United States
ISSN:1547-9714, 1539-3585
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Shrnutí:MIS curricula in business schools are challenged to provide MIS courses that give students a strong practical understanding of the basic technologies, while also providing enough hands-on experience to solve real life problems. As an experimental capstone MIS course, the authors developed a cluster-computing project to expose business students to the technologies of distributed computing, parallel computing, networking, securing networked environments and designing an application for distributed computing. Building such a cluster requires the integration and application of concepts including operating systems, networking, parallel computing, and computer architecture, making it an excellent subject for a capstone project. This paper describes the author's experience in developing a cluster-computing course, the use of a cluster-computing project to integrate the knowledge of various MIS courses and, a blueprint of the authors' recommendations to other faculty interested in developing a cluster-computing course. Building a Beowulf cluster was a rewarding project for a capstone course in which students learned many MIS and project management concepts. Based on the authors' experiences, building a Beowulf cluster as a senior project for a capstone course is highly recommended. Students reported that this course enhanced their understanding of operating systems, networking, security, and parallel computing concepts. The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences of cluster computer implementation in a business curriculum and how cluster computing capstone course could be used for integrating MIS concepts and provide strong hands on experience. The theoretical and technical challenges make it an absorbing and rewarding capstone project for an undergraduate education. (Contains 1 figure.)
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ISSN:1547-9714
1539-3585
DOI:10.28945/301