1. IS2010: Looking Through the Windshield or the Rear-View Mirror?
Mart Doyle Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Director of Career Development
David
David Schuff Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Director of Innovation in Learning Technologies

2. Agenda
The results
Our approach
Why a change?
Who we are
David

3. Who we are Fox School of Business
Established in 1918
5,500 undergraduates
Largest business school in Philadelphia
Public, urban University
59,000+ alumni
Department of Management Information Systems
Established in 2000
250 majors, 330 minors
13 full-time faculty
BBA in MIS ranked 18th (USNews)
MBA in ITM ranked 22nd (USNews)
Ranked #1 and #3 for research (AIS)
David

4. Our previous notion of MIS
Why a change?
Our previous notion of MIS
Technical skills
Integration of business and IT
Entry level means development
The world we live in now
Value creation
IT as a driver of innovation
Entry level means designing solutions
Mart

5. Changes in skill valuation
Yesterday’s high value skills… …are today’s low value skills
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6. The path forward?
Mart
Learning to know (mastery of learning tools and ability to think, combining broad general knowledge with in-depth experience)
Learning to do (acquire occupational skills, personal competency in both formal and informal contexts)
Learning to live together (understanding of others, appreciation of interdependence, manage conflicts)
Learning to be (develop one’s personality, autonomy, judgment, responsibility)

7. Our approach: two themes
Outward-in: Use industry constituents to frame outcomes
Ground-up: Start from scratch and don’t start with courses
David

8. The inputs
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9. The process
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10. Results: Create New, Extensible Capabilities
Data Analytics (MIS2502)
Minimize SQL and relational design content
Emphasize the business value of data
Hands-on experience with data analytics tools
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11. Results: Enable Synthesis of Information
Enterprise IT Architecture (MIS2501)
Minimize memorization of terminology
“Flash” research as a core learning outcome
Live experimentation with tech ecosystems
David

12. Results: Design from a Designer’s Perspective
Digital Design and Innovation (MIS3504)
Minimize applying diagramming techniques
Emphasize idea generation and teamwork
Applies “design inquiry” framework
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13. “Big Picture” Takeaways
Tools are transient; skills are key
Constant “downward pressure” on technology skills
Changing pedagogy as important as changing material
Mart

14. What are the opportunities and challenges of an outside-in, ground-up approach to curricular redesign?
Mart