The Mis Capstone Course: an Active Learning Approach

This paper describes the implementation of an active learning approach in an MIS capstone course that allows students to actively participate in learning about the key issues that CIOs face when managing information resources. The objective of this approach was to help students to develop an understanding of IS management issues and the role of CIOs in organizations. In an attempt to achieve this objective, students were required to interview local/regional CIOs face-to-face. The focus of this paper is to present this approach of learning, the students’ findings based on their interviews, and the students’ feedback on this learning experience.