Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE)

Volume 16

Volume 16 Number 1, Pages 93-102

Spring 2005


A Virtual Market for Teaching Electronic Market Concepts in Information Systems Education


David Bodoff
Paul Forster

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong

Abstract: The Internet has radically altered the context in which business information systems are deployed. Before the Internet, the study of information systems focused on intra-company systems and decisions. Internet connectivity has brought a new focus on markets, market systems, and market-oriented decisions. This new focus on reactive markets requires new teaching methods that can model the behavior of markets and the role of information and information systems in markets. We present an e-market simulation as a means for teaching market-oriented information systems concepts.

Keywords: Electronic markets, E-markets, Simulation, Economics of information

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Recommended Citation: Bodoff, D. & Forster, P. (2005). A Virtual Market for Teaching Electronic Market Concepts in Information Systems Education. Journal of Information Systems Education, 16(1), 93-102.