1. 1 Reinforcing the “I” in IT Education Ronald L. Larsen School of Information Sciences Copyright Ronald L. Larsen 2004. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

2. 2 A Framework for the Information Professions Technology Society Information Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering Library Science, Information Systems Liberal Arts, Humanities, Law

3. 3 Technological Contributions Communication Networking Design Development Analysis Adaptivity Human Interaction Technology Society Information

4. 4 Information Services Preservation Dissemination Annotation Analysis Organization Selection Measurement Technology Society Information

5. 5 Societal Issues History Management Economics Law Equity Ethics Technology Society Information

6. 6 Evolution of the Disciplines Technology Society Information Science & Telecomm Library Science Technology & Society

7. 7 The Emergence of I-Schools Technology Society Information Library Science Technology & Society Information Science & Telecomm

8. 8 The Emergence of I-Solutions Technology Society Information Assurance Cryptography Steganography Key management Intrusion detection … Identification Authentication Provenance Access control … Confidentiality Privacy Integrity Authorization …

9. 9 Preparing graduates for a changing world What we hear from one employer of our graduates… It’s not about the technology… it’s about the business.

10. 10 Information professionals need better understanding of business issues but remain rooted in technology practices, theory, design, and development IT must emerge from from a low cost, “back office” provider of technology (commodities) to a value-add, customer service-oriented provider of information solutions Information professionals must become knowledge workers, with a combination of business, technical, analytical, and leadership skills IT must have high end skill sets that are not subject to commoditization and off-shoring General (New Hire) Requirements

11. 11 Directional Trends in future IT in Alcoa From:To: IT: Information Technology IS: Information Services Low CostHi-value, hi-customer service, low cost ProgrammersBusiness technologists Siloed business functionsIntegrated business processes Systems AnalystSystems Integrator IT Project ManagerBusiness Project Manager Information SystemsInformation Solutions Technology focusedBusiness value focused “Reports to Controller”“Seat at the table” Cost of ITBusiness of IS CMMI Level 1/2CMMI Level 3+ IT Oriented MetricsBusiness oriented metrics Data ManagementBusiness Intelligence/Business Value IT Account managementCustomer relationship management Siloed and disparate systemsCommon integrated systems Decentral organization Central organization

12. 12 Directional Trends yield Grand Opportunities * The way we communicate The way we deal with information The way we learn The practice of health care The nature of commerce The nature of work How we design and build things How we conduct research Our understanding of the environment Government services and information * PITAC National Challenge Transformations

13. 13 Grand Opportunities require strong foundations Digital Object Infrastructure –Naming, persistence, authentication Scalability & Interoperability –Organization, description, metadata Privacy & Security –Identity, authority, anonymity Archival Storage & Preservation –Media, records management Intellectual Property Rights –Copyright, pricing policies, licensing, fair use, first sale Human Use –Interface design, adaptability

14. 14 I-Schools: building the foundations Drexel University –College of Information Science and Technology Florida State University –School of Information Studies Rutgers University –School of Communication, Information and Library Studies Syracuse University –School of Information Studies University of Illinois –Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Michigan –School of Information University of North Carolina –School of Library and Information Science University of Pittsburgh –School of Information Sciences University of Texas –School of Information University of Washington –Information School …