Paper Type
Completed Research Paper
Abstract
Curriculum for a university-level course called Current Topics in Business Process Management (CTBPM) is presented here in order to provide experience and lessons learned for the increasing number of institutions that are currently developing similar contents. The course caters to bachelor as well as master students of computer science, technical computer science, industrial engineering and management as well as business mathematics. Its content is drawn from recent research, industry practice and established teaching material. Its focus is on teaching the understanding of business processes, their management as well as approaches for processes analysis and design of process-aware information systems. The teaching approach is a blend of lectures and practical assignments involving case studies as well as reviews and discussions of current research material. Students are asked to understand, analyze, and discuss real-life process scenarios. Tutorials and supervised practical exercises assist with the learning experience. Possible evaluation methods of the content are presented and discussed. Course evaluations from 18 students suggest the adequacy of the teaching approach. Specifically, the evaluations show a high degree of satisfaction with course relevance, content presentation, and teaching approach.
Recommended Citation
Levina, Olga, "Teaching Business Process Management for Heterogeneous Audience" (2013). AMCIS 2013 Proceedings. 18.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2013/ISEducation/GeneralPresentations/18
Teaching Business Process Management for Heterogeneous Audience
Curriculum for a university-level course called Current Topics in Business Process Management (CTBPM) is presented here in order to provide experience and lessons learned for the increasing number of institutions that are currently developing similar contents. The course caters to bachelor as well as master students of computer science, technical computer science, industrial engineering and management as well as business mathematics. Its content is drawn from recent research, industry practice and established teaching material. Its focus is on teaching the understanding of business processes, their management as well as approaches for processes analysis and design of process-aware information systems. The teaching approach is a blend of lectures and practical assignments involving case studies as well as reviews and discussions of current research material. Students are asked to understand, analyze, and discuss real-life process scenarios. Tutorials and supervised practical exercises assist with the learning experience. Possible evaluation methods of the content are presented and discussed. Course evaluations from 18 students suggest the adequacy of the teaching approach. Specifically, the evaluations show a high degree of satisfaction with course relevance, content presentation, and teaching approach.