A Synergy Between the Technological Process and a Methodology for Web Design: Implications for Technological Problem Solving and Design |
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Authors: | Maria Jakovljevic Piet Ankiewicz Estelle De swardt Elna Gross |
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Institution: | (1) School of Economics and Business Sciences, Information Systems, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;(2) Department of Curriculum Studies, Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), 524, Auckland Park Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Traditional instructional methodology in the Information System Design (ISD) environment lacks explicit strategies for promoting
the cognitive skills of prospective system designers. This contributes to the fragmented knowledge and low motivational and
creative involvement of learners in system design tasks. In addition, present ISD methodologies, including web design methodologies,
do not focus sufficiently on technological problem solving and design. Engagement in system design tasks demands critical
thinking Shelly, Cashman & Rosenblatt, 2001, Systems Analysis and Design, 4th edn. Course Technology, Boston] and abstraction
skills Harris, 1999, Systems Analysis and Design for the Small Enterprise, The Dryden Press, Harcourt Brace College Publishers,
Fort Worth]. The aim of this paper is to explain a synergy between the technological process and web design methodology and
its influence on the development of the cognitive skills of learners in the ISD context. In this research, the Team Structure
Software Process (TSSP) methodology was integrated with the stages of the technological process. An interface approach between
Information Systems and Technology Education was adopted during the implementation of an Instructional Web Design Program
(IWDP), which served as a framework for building a software product. This research was based on a qualitative, action-research
approach where individual interviews, focus group interviews, observation and document sources were used to gather data. Seventeen
students at an institution of higher education were observed and their experiences were investigated through a focus group
interview, journals and an essay. In addition, an interview with the teacher was conducted to investigate her thoughts and
feelings during the implementation of the IWDP. During the implementation of the IWDP, multi-method learning was promoted,
enlarging learners' insight into the design process and a climate for enhancing intellectual processes and skills created
Jakovljevic, 2002, An Instructional Model for Teaching Complex Thinking through Web Page Design, DEd thesis, Rand Afrikaan
University, Johannesburg]
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | complex thinking information technology instructional web design program technological process technology education web design |
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