Toward an understanding of teaching and learning about information systems

Abstract

Sytems analystsneeo!a sophisticatedudmmding of the natureofan informationsystem(IS) but they ,mustalso recognise and accommodatea variety of mkrmndtngs among users.New graduatesarenot weUprqurdfor thistask We hirveused teadhg principlessuggestedinrecent collations of 20 years ofphemnenogrizphic research into studentlearning to structure a studj aimed at understanding ad improving our teachingad our shuiknts’ lehg about 1S. The study draws together important aspects of a @enomenogro..hic perspective on kaming, scholarlykmwledge aboutthenutureof on IS iwdthe resultsof a cmtinuing empiricalstudy of our studimts’ laming about IS. Bawd on our mdysis of the results to dhte, we hirveproposeda $eactig approuchandsomelearningadbities likely to improveourstudents’learningaboutthenature of an IS.