THE DASH-AREA.COM CASE: CREATING A NATIONAL INTERNET PORTAL AS A CLASS PROJECT

摘要

This case study describes the author's experiences in using a constructivist approach in two project-oriented information systems classes. The students developed various aspects of an Internet 'portal' web site designed to compete with national portal sites such as Yahoo. To increase the students' motivation and enhance their learning, the project incorporated several prominent aspects of a real business. The instructor made an agreement to share the proceeds of the project with the students if it could be sold to investors. The students also 'hired' students from other disciplines to help with the project. Although the end product was not marketable, the project led to a number of insights that could be helpful to other instructors considering an implementation of this approach.