Track
IS Curriculum, Education and Teaching Cases
Abstract
The IT Management Group at Umeå University, Sweden, has developed a master program in IT management with emphasison incorporating practice in the learning process. The basic premise lies in the use of reflection-in-action as an approach topresenting students with practical problems throughout the program. We discuss the ways in which practice is at the heart ofthe program, both as a tool for exemplifying codified knowledge such as technical skills and methods but also as arenas forsituated knowledge creation and transfer where reflection and action are intertwined. The paper ends with a discussion of theprogram design, challenges in implementing the reflective practice approach and competencies the students need in theirfuture professional roles.
Recommended Citation
Holmström, Jonny; Sandberg, Johan; and Mathiassen, Lars, "Educating Reflective Practitioners: The Design of an IT Management Masters Program" (2011). AMCIS 2011 Proceedings - All Submissions. 247.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2011_submissions/247