Abstract
Faced with increased use of distributed project teams in industry, MIS students need to be trained to improve their awareness of and competence in distributed teamwork. This paper describes a curriculum initiative to incorporate distributed teamwork and collaborative technologies into software development and implementation projects for MIS students. There were two stages in the study; the first stage investigated co-located teams that engaged in project subtasks in a distributed format. The second stage investigated real distributed teams that engaged in a fully distributed project. Our study indicates that students increased their capacity to work in a distributed situation by using collaboration technologies. As instructors, we also learned ways to design and more effectively teach this type of class.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Fang; Corbitt, Gail; Gardiner, Stanley C.; Sager, James; and Morelli, Frank S., "Incorporating Distributed Teamwork and Collaborative Technology into MIS Curriculum" (2005). AMCIS 2005 Proceedings. 247.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2005/247