From a research project to an Information System course: a professional approach

Abstract

[EN] Nowadays, new business models are arising thanks to the development of ICT. In this context, the law is constantlybeing adaptedto guarantee the rights of individuals. Studyingtopics related to legislation without considering its relation with a particular project is unattractive and generally it does not motivate computer science students. However, according to reports by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías de la Comunicación (INTECO), a high percentage of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) does not consider current legislation on issues related to ICT. For these reasons, we develop a series of guides definingbehaviour protocols, based on an active computer researchproject oriented to SMEs; and, at the same time, we decided to try to engage computer science students of the need to respect the regulations for the development of any software project (part of their next career future) making clear the relation between their tasks in any project of this kind and the laws and norms that should be respected during this process by the practical use and respect of these laws, in an Information Systems course. This last part is the work we present here