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Toward a Model Curriculum for an Information Systems Degree in Liberal Arts Colleges

Toward a Model Curriculum for an Information Systems Degree in Liberal Arts Colleges Jim Howatt, Luther College. Or, Can We Develop a Mini- IS2002 Program for a Liberal Arts Curriculum?. LAIS Model Curriculum. Question: Would a model Liberal Arts IS (LAIS) program be beneficial?.

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Toward a Model Curriculum for an Information Systems Degree in Liberal Arts Colleges

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  1. Toward a Model Curriculum for an Information Systems Degree in Liberal Arts Colleges Jim Howatt, Luther College

  2. Or, Can We Develop a Mini-IS2002 Program for a Liberal Arts Curriculum? LAIS Model Curriculum

  3. Question: Would a model Liberal Arts IS (LAIS) program be beneficial? LAIS Model Curriculum

  4. Question: Would a model Liberal Arts IS (LAIS) program be beneficial? If so, what would it look like? LAIS Model Curriculum

  5. Motivation: Why would we want to do this? LAIS Model Curriculum

  6. Motivation: We had to LAIS Model Curriculum

  7. Motivation: We had to Guidance for others LAIS Model Curriculum

  8. Motivation: We had to Guidance for others Evidence of program quality LAIS Model Curriculum

  9. Is this task worth considering? What are the drawbacks? . . LAIS Model Curriculum

  10. Is this task worth considering? Decreasing enrollments . . LAIS Model Curriculum

  11. Is this task worth considering? Decreasing enrollments Does IS belong in Liberal Arts? . LAIS Model Curriculum

  12. Is this task worth considering? Decreasing enrollments Does IS belong in Liberal Arts How many schools will benefit? LAIS Model Curriculum

  13. Is this task worth considering? Tentative “Yes” LAIS Model Curriculum

  14. LAIS Model Curriculum Developing the Curriculum: How should we go about this?

  15. LAIS Model Curriculum Developing the Curriculum: Borrow from LACS

  16. LAIS Model Curriculum Developing the Curriculum: Borrow from LACS Emphasize breadth

  17. LAIS Model Curriculum Developing the Curriculum: Borrow from LACS Emphasize breadth Emphasize soft skills

  18. LAIS Model Curriculum The Curriculum: What could it look like?

  19. LAIS Model Curriculum The Curriculum: What could it look like? (one man’s opinion)

  20. LAIS Model Curriculum The Curriculum: Ten course limit (1/3 of degree)

  21. LAIS Model Curriculum The Curriculum: Ten course limit (1/3 of degree) Functional area courses (5?)

  22. LAIS Model Curriculum Functional area courses: Business calculus Statistics Accounting Management Economics

  23. LAIS Model Curriculum The Curriculum: Ten course limit (1/3 of degree) Functional area courses (5) IS-specific courses (5)

  24. LAIS Model Curriculum IS-specific courses: IS-1: Fundamentals of IS

  25. LAIS Model Curriculum IS-specific courses: IS-1: Fundamentals of IS IS-5: Capstone project

  26. LAIS Model Curriculum IS-specific courses: IS-1: Fundamentals of IS IS-5: Capstone project IS-2: Analysis & Design of IS

  27. LAIS Model Curriculum IS-specific courses: IS-1: Fundamentals of IS IS-5: Capstone project IS-2: Analysis & Design of IS IS-3: Systems & DB Impl.

  28. LAIS Model Curriculum IS-specific courses: IS-1: Fundamentals of IS IS-5: Capstone project IS-2: Analysis & Design of IS IS-3: Systems & DB Impl. IS-4: Applications & Mgmt.

  29. LAIS Model Curriculum Implementation Goal: Draw broadly from IS2002

  30. LAIS Model Curriculum LAIS Coverage of IS2002

  31. LAIS Model Curriculum LAIS Coverage of IS2002

  32. LAIS Model Curriculum IS2002 Recommended Courses IS2002.1 Fundamentals of Information Systems IS2002.2 Electronic Business Strategy, Architecture and Design IS2002.3 Information Systems Theory and Practice IS2002.4 Information Technology Hardware and Software IS2002.5 Programming, Data, File and Object Structures IS2002.6 Networks and Telecommunication IS2002.7 Analysis and Logical Design IS2002.8 Physical Design and Implementation with a DBMS IS2002.9 Phys. Design and Impl. in Emerging Environments IS2002.10 Project Management and Practice

  33. LAIS Model Curriculum LAIS Program of Study How could students schedule the courses?

  34. LAIS Model Curriculum Ideal Program of Study

  35. LAIS Model Curriculum Late Declarer Program of Study

  36. LAIS Model Curriculum Staffing the Curriculum How many faculty? How many preps?

  37. LAIS Model Curriculum Staffing the Curriculum

  38. LAIS Model Curriculum Conclusion: Broad sampling of IS2002

  39. LAIS Model Curriculum Conclusion: Broad sampling of IS2002 50-50 mix of soft & tech skills

  40. LAIS Model Curriculum Conclusion: Broad sampling of IS2002 50-50 mix of soft & tech skills Fits in liberal arts curriculum

  41. LAIS Model Curriculum Conclusion: Broad sampling of IS2002 50-50 mix of soft & tech skills Fits in liberal arts curriculum Rough draft -- needs more eyes

  42. LAIS Model Curriculum Questions? Comments?

  43. LAIS Model Curriculum Thanks!

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