Object-Oriented Design: A New Approach to Curriculum Development

Authors

David van Over, University of Idaho
Dana L. Stover, University of Idaho

Abstract

Business schools are being challenged by industry to produce students who possess a broad understanding of the interlocking functions of business. However, the traditional curriculum design, especially at the introductory level, has emphasized learning business functions in isolated, stand-alone courses. This paper presents a new approach to designing introductory courses, utilizing a model called object-oriented design. This approach consists of breaking introductory courses in each discipline into discrete objects or modules. These objects are then re-coupled across disciplines to create a series of more holistic business courses. Object-oriented design is explained in more detail and then applied to re-design an introductory information systems course. A typical introductory course in information systems is used as an example to demonstrate how objects are created.

Recommended Citation

van Over, David and Stover, Dana L. (1994) "Object-Oriented Design: A New Approach to Curriculum Development," Journal of Information Systems Education: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , 22-27.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jise/vol6/iss1/3