MODEL OF THE CURRICULUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS

IS GRADUATE CURRICULUM Main sources: MISIS 2000: Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate Degree programs in Information Systems (ACM, AIS) (J.Corgone, Co-Chair) Masters in Information Systems: A Web-Centric Model Curriculum (J.Gorgone,Bently College V.Kanavar, Boston University) Current MS Curricula in Serbia and Montenegro Corresponding curricula of Europe and USA universities.

PROBLEMS Legal framework for university education in Serbia, in line with the ongoing Bologna process, has not been specified yet. First draft has been made few weeks ago. Duration of undergraduate and graduate studies 3+ 2 (years) ( ECTS ) ( ECTS) Should graduate studies be extension of the undergraduate only, or a new autonomous education, with students graduated from different fields, having different practice? Relationship with doctoral studies

IS GRADUATE CURRICULUM MISIS 2000: Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate Degree programs in Information Systems (ACM, AIS) Some extensions: A Web-Centric Model Concept of the TEMPUS JEP GRADUATE CURRICULUM MODEL

MISIS 2000: Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate Degree programs in Information Systems (ACM, AIS)

Four level structure of MISIS 2000

STUDENT BACKGROUNDS New graduates with degrees in a variety of fields from business students with an IS concentration, computer science, general business degrees, and bachelor degrees in a range of fields including the humanities, social science, engineering, and physical science. New graduates with a BS degree in IS. Experienced IS professionals seeking to upgrade skills and to understand management issues. Professionals from many fields seeking a change in careers.

BUSINESS AND IS FOUNDATION 1. Business Foundations (3 courses, not required for students with a business degree). 1. Financial accounting, 2. Organizational behavior, 3. Elective according to student faculty preference. 2. IT Foundations (3 courses, not required for student with a computing or IS degree) 1. Fundamentals of IS (IS’97.1) 2. IT Hardware and Software (IS’97.4) and 3. Programming, Data and Object Structures, (IS’97.5).

IS Core (Five courses ) 1. Data management 2. Analysis, modeling, and design; 3. Data communications and networking 4. Project and change management 5. IS policy and strategy

Integration (one of thee alternative courses that tie the Core together ) 1. Integrating the organization 2. Integrating the IT resource 3. Integrating technology Each course will survey the three aspects and then take one aspect in detail.

Integration courses 1. I ntegrating the Organization Objectives: Integrated view of the firm and its relation with suppliers, customers IT as a driver and enabler of new organizational forms Content: Business architecture, Integrating business process Intra-organizational architectures/processes ERP.

Integration courses 2. Integrating the IT Resource Objectives: Improve competency in managing day-to-day IT function Effective/efficient IT business processes, technology scanning, systems integration, human resources, and governance Content: IT processes, IT value, governance, managing emerging technologies, outsourcing, organizational considerations, change management.

Integration courses 3. Integrating Technology Objective: Understand management considerations in providing a cohesive technology blueprint. Content: architectural choices, priorities, and policies for networks, data, and applications; integrating old and new technologies.

Career Tracks (four courses)

Courses for some carrier tracks

A Web-Centric Model

TEMPUS JEP GRADUATE CURRICULUM MODEL

IS GRADUATE CURRICULUM Two steps in curricula development: 1. The model curriculum - a set of standards upon which individual participants (and other Schools in SM) can base their curriculum. 2. Development of the graduate curriculum for each SM participant.

TEMPUS JEP GRADUATE CURRICULUM MODEL Two type of studies: (1) master science and (2) professional master Master science: 1. Extension of the undergraduate studies (students with the business and IT foundation) ( or ECTS) 2. Students graduated from different fields, having different practice without business and IT foundation ( or ECTS) Professional master 1. Min 60 ECTS ( ?)

TEMPUS JEP GRADUATE CURRICULUM MODEL We have developed Undergraduate Curriculum model for four years study (240 ECTS). Should we now: 1. Only add additional 60 ECTS (8-10 courses) or 2. Develop the model with 120 ECT restructuring our Undergraduate model or 3. Develop the unified undergraduate and graduate model: 1. New courses within knowledge areas specified in Undergraduate model, 2. Specify required number of ECTS for different degrees and 3. Specify required courses for different specialties.

Orthogonal Curriculum Model

Knowledge areas and courses General education IT literacy Quantitative and Qualitative analysis Organization and Management Concepts and Functions System Development Software Engineering Multimedia E-business Intelligent systems.....

Degrees Graduate in xxxx Professional master in xxxx Master science in xxxx PhD in xxxx.....

Specialties (Carrier tracks) Systems Analysis and Design Data management and Data Warehousing Intelligent Systems (Knowledge management) E-business Multimedia Project management Managing the IS functions....