MSIS 2016: a comprehensive update of graduate level curriculum recommendation in Information Systems

The process to revise MSIS 2006, the master's level curriculum recommendation for Information Systems, is getting close to completion. In spring and summer 2016, the joint AIS/ACM task force will continue the process of soliciting comments from various stakeholders, including the academic IS community and employers. The purpose of the AMCIS panel is to give the audience an update of the status of the MSIS 2016 revision process and provide the task force with feedback regarding the draft document. A significant portion of the session will be reserved for conversation. The task force is proposing significant changes to the curriculum content and structure, including the new curriculum's focus on specifying desired graduate competencies instead of articulating courses or knowledge areas/units. Some of the changes are a reflection of the changes in the process used to revise the curriculum: MSIS 2016 will be a result of a truly global process.The MSIS 2016 task force thanks all members of the IS community and other stakeholders of the project for all the invaluable feedback and comments we have received throughout the process.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Current MSIS students' views on program outcomes

This paper reports the results of a pilot survey sent to current specialized master's students in Information Systems at several universities around the world. The survey was developed to support the MSIS revision process, but the results will also provide insights on the perceptions of current IS master's students regarding their current degree program. The results suggest that the respondents valued individual foundational skills and high-level business competences more than technical or lower-level managerial competences. The study utilized competence specifications from the European e-CF 3.0 model, which was useful and performed well as a competence framework.(undefined)info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Current MSIS students\u27 views on program outcomes

This paper reports the results of a pilot survey sent to current specialized master’s students in Information Systems at several universities around the world. The survey was developed to support the MSIS revision process, but the results will also provide insights on the perceptions of current IS master’s students regarding their current degree program. The results suggest that the respondents valued individual foundational skills and high-level business competences more than technical or lower-level managerial competences. The study utilized competence specifications from the European e-CF 3.0 model, which was useful and performed well as a competence framework

PROGRAM DIRECTORS’ PERSPECTIVES ON MSIS OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

This paper reports the results of a summer 2014 survey of MSIS program directors. The results are intended to serve the MSIS revision process, but they will also provide insights regarding the current status and future direction of MSIS degree programs for faculty members and administrators interested in the state of graduate education in IS. The results are well-aligned with the recent popularity of graduate programs focused on data and analytics, but at the same time, they indicate that program directors still consider traditional core IS topics (such as systems analysis and design) to be very important. The revision process should carefully address the impact of the capabilities of the students entering the master’s programs on program outcomes and the effects of popular highly focused program versions, such as those emphasizing analytics and security