The 2011 ISECON Conference features papers,
cases,
workshops
and panels to
assist academicians
in
improving the
discipline of IS education.
Wilmington NC is the host city of the 2011 ISECON conference. It is on the southeast coast of NC and just 10 miles from the
Atlantic Ocean.
The host hotel is on the
downtown river walk and easy walking distance to over 30 restaurants and historic homes. You can stroll
along the river walk, take a ghost tour, enjoy a horse and buggy ride or visit the USS NC Battleship.
ISECON’s first conference was in 1982 and is the largest continuously running conference for IS Educators. ISECON also sponsors the ISEDJ (Information Systems Educators Journal). Authors may submit their manuscripts to both ISECON and ISEDJ when submitting to the conference. The conference award winning papers are automatically accepted into ISEDJ.
Benefits to IS, CIS, CS and IT academicians attending ISECON 2011:
| Research Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Share your research, receive feedback, find potential research partners and stay current by attending the research from others in the field. Papers are invited on: | |
| • Capstone / Service Learning • Distance Education Challenges • Enrollment Trends • Ethics • Green IT Education • IS Integration with other Disciplines • IS Research toward Educators |
• IS Classroom Cases • Master Student / Faculty Papers • Outcomes Assessment • PhD Full Papers & Works in Progress • Pedagogy • Security and Assurance • Abstracts & Works in Progress *New! |
| Teaching Effectiveness | Stay current in the field |
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Presentations designed to share experiences and best practices in the classroom. Planned workshops and panels include: • Challenges in teaching SQL • Using social networking in the classroom • IS 2011 Model Curriculum extensions (click to participate in Wiki forum) • Mobile Development Workshop |
• Kathy Schwalbe, IS/Project Management author and educator will share her experiences in IS education and lead a workshop on teaching IT Project Mgmt. • Tim Mellitt, CIO of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy will discuss his perspective on skills students should possess when graduating. |
| Networking | Recognition/Publication |
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Social and luncheon programs designed to foster collaboration among attendees: • Welcoming Reception • First Time Attendee tables • Tours and trips to local landmarks • Special Guest Packages |
• The top 15% of papers submitted receive outstanding paper recognitionM • All papers accepted and presented are published in the proceedings • All papers submitted by 2nd deadline are eligible for journal publication (ISEDJ) |
ISECON is held in conjunction with CONISAR 2011
- ISECON focuses on IS Education. CONISAR focuses on IS Applied Research. Registrants for CONISAR can freely attend ISECON functions and vice versa.
Cengage Learning
UNC Wilmington
Pearson Education
Wiley
Visible Systems
Murach Books
EDSIG (AITP Education Special Interest Group)
