Teaching Philosophy & Learning Objectives

My Teaching Philosophy

• The educated professional is not a technician but a reflective practitioner. My goal is to help you become reflective practitioners, not to teach you techniques. You have to learn techniques, because you have to know them before you can reflect on them and choose rationally among them. But knowledge of technique is a tool for successful practice, not its defining characteristic
• Learning to learn is more important than learning. You won’t learn everything you need to know about ISD in this course. My goal is to provide a starting point so that you can learn and critically evaluate new information on your own when you need to.
• You have a responsibility for your education. Your education is your responsibility, both individually and in groups. My role is to help you learn, not to teach from a podium. Take every opportunity to customize the course and the assignments for your personal needs.
• Let’s have fun. This course can be a lot of fun. Having fun is a good thing.

Learning Objectives

• Know enough about IS analysis and design methods to apply them to real-world design situations,
• Articulate design issues and justify design decisions orally and in writing,
• Know enough about software systems design as a research area and community of practice to form balanced opinions about practical and research needs.

Assessment