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Teaching the Development of Effective Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in the Area of Computer Hardware/Software/Services Selection John Maniotes Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana 46323 Charles R. Winer Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana 46323

Abstract: 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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Recommended Citation: Maniotes and Winer (2003). Teaching the Development of Effective Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in the Area of Computer Hardware/Software/Services Selection. Information Systems Education Journal, 1 (22). http://isedj.org/1/22/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2003: §3113. ISSN: 1542-7382.)