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ERIC Number: EJ1469061
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1540-4595
EISSN: EISSN-1540-4609
Available Date: 2025-02-18
Bots and Insights: Combining Perspectives of Analytics and Software Development in Systems Analysis and Design Projects
Madhav Sharma1; Roger McHaney1
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, v23 n2 e70005 2025
Many management information systems (MIS) faculty have adopted a project-oriented approach in their systems analysis and design courses. In these courses, students use a software development methodology to create a web or mobile application project, which can be based on a predefined case or developed for an external stakeholder. Because most information systems programs emphasize cybersecurity, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI), traditional systems analysis and design courses for web applications may seem one-dimensional in comparison. To address this limitation, we developed and implemented a project based on Merrill's Pebble-in-the-Pond instructional design. In this project, students were required to build an application with two key components: a chatbot and a dashboard, both integrated with the same database. These components cater to multiple user groups, allowing us to combine perspectives from analytics and AI within a single project. Drawing from our experience and feedback from students, we have compiled a set of recommendations for successfully implementing such a project.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Management, College of Business, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA