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Early Orientation Toward Future Profession: A Case Study of Introduction into Information Systems Development for the First-Year Students

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The chapter describes an experience of the Institute of Applied Computer Systems of Riga Technical University in the implementation of a business game related to the information system development project within the course “Introduction to study area” for the first-year bachelor-level students. The conception of the business game and its implementation scenario, as well as results of processing of students’ questionnaires evaluating organization of the game, and changes in students’ knowledge about the information system development are discussed.

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  1. Department of Systems Theory and Design, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

    Alla Anohina, Janis Grundspenkis & Evita Nikitenko

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  1. Dept. Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

    George Angelos Papadopoulos

  2. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Wita Wojtkowski

  3. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Gregory Wojtkowski

  4. Dep. of Information Systems, University of Gdansk, 81-824 Sopot,Polska ul. Armii, Krajowej, 119121, Poland

    Stanislaw Wrycza

  5. University of Maribor, Presernova 11, Kranj, 4000, Slovenia

    Jože Zupancic

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Anohina, A., Grundspenkis, J., Nikitenko, E. (2009). Early Orientation Toward Future Profession: A Case Study of Introduction into Information Systems Development for the First-Year Students. In: Papadopoulos, G., Wojtkowski, W., Wojtkowski, G., Wrycza, S., Zupancic, J. (eds) Information Systems Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/b137171_89

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