The Proceedings of ISECON 2003: §3113    Home    Papers/Indices    prev (§3112)    Next (§3114) Sat, Nov 8, 8:00 - 8:30, Rio Vista B     Work in Progress Recommended Citation: Maniotes, J and C R Winer.  Teaching the Development of Effective Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in the Area of Computer Hardware/Software/Services Selection.  In The Proceedings of ISECON 2003, v 20 (San Diego): §3113. ISSN: 1542-7382.   Recipient of Meritorious Paper Award

Teaching the Development of Effective Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in the Area of Computer Hardware/Software/Services Selection

Charles R. Winer    [a1] [a2]
Purdue University Calumet    [u1] [u2]
Hammond, Indiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

A fundamental task for IT educators is to help students understand the importance, composition, and legal issues involved in the development of effective RFPs. We present a proven methodology for achieving this goal, using a combination of lectures and student participation in teams, made up of groups of three students each. These student teams are involved in researching vendor companies and preparing detailed RFPs for either computer hardware, application software, IT networks, and/or IT services.

Keywords: requirements analysis, RFBs, RFPs, selection approaches

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