Active Learning Model for Teaching B2B e-Marketplaces

Journal of Information Systems Education, Spring 2005 by Gricar, Joze, Pucihar, Andreja, Lenart, Gregor

eCommerce Center, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

University of Maribor

Kidriceva cesta 55a, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Gricar@JOV.Uni-Mb.si Andreja.Pucihar@FOV.Uni-Mb.si Gregor.Lenart(aiFOV.Uni-Mb.si

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

Joze Grzar is Professor of Information Systems and Chairman of Department of Informatics at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor. His current research includes: eCommerce and regional & international development. He is a manager of a Slovenia's eCommerce Project (1988-2004) involving 40 business and government organizations. Since 1995, he has served as a Director of eCommerce Center at the University of Maribor and since 1988 has been the Chair of the annual Bled eCommerce Conference. He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, EM - Electronic Markets, Information Systems and e-Business Management, Communications of AIS - CAIS.

Andreja Pucihar is Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor. Since 1995, she has been a member of the eCommerce Center at the University of Maribor and Head of the eMarket laboratory. Her current research includes: eCommerce, eBusiness eMarketplaces and Process Innovation.

Gregor Lenart, Ph.D.. is a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Organizational Science, University of Maribor. He is also member of eCommerce Center and Head of e-Collaboration laboratory. He has assisted the Bled eCommerce Conference Chair since 2003. During his research projects he developed several prototypes and presented his work at the international eCommerce Conferences in Bled. His current research includes eCommerce, Group Support Systems and e-ColIaboration.