EMPHASIZING SECURITY AND WRITING IN A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COURSE FOR COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS LAW STUDENTS
Issues in Information Systems · 2019
A cross-disciplinary class, with an emphasis on information security issues, such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and trade secrets, the relevant law, and business writing, serves a myriad of purposes in providing students a glimpse at real-world operations.Integrating elective courses within the Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Business Administration and Law (LAW) majors served to recreate, to a degree, the nature of the interaction between professionals within a business organization.Adding written communication as an essential component to the class and emphasizing the need to proofread work, addresses employer demands for communication skills in college graduates.