Kling, Rob

Nunamaker, Jr., Jay

Peak, Daniel

Stolen, Justin

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Association for Information SystemsAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)ICIS 1997 Proceedings International Conference on Information Systems(ICIS)December 1997Panel 10 Information Systems and TechnologyPrograms: Meeting the Challenges of the NewMillenniumDaniel PeakUniversity of Nebraska, OmahaJustin StolenUniversity of Nebraska, OmahaRob KlingIndiana UniversityJay Nunamaker, Jr.University of ArizonaFollow this and additional works at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis1997This material is brought to you by the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been acceptedfor inclusion in ICIS 1997 Proceedings by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). For more information, please contactelibrary@aisnet.org.Recommended CitationPeak, Daniel; Stolen, Justin; Kling, Rob; and Nunamaker, Jr., Jay, "Panel 10 Information Systems and Technology Programs: Meetingthe Challenges of the New Millennium" (1997). ICIS 1997 Proceedings. 71.http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis1997/71524PANEL 10INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS:MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW MILLENNIUMChair: Dan Peak, University of Nebraska, OmahaPanelists: Justin Stolen, University of Nebraska, OmahaRob Kling, Indiana UniversityJay Nunamaker, University of ArizonaInformation systems and information technology (IS/IT) programs touch on many diverse and traditionally-unrelateduniversity programs that use information technology as part of their curricula and research.  Around 1980, universityprograms including IS programs, were relatively independent of one another.  Now, some universities are seekingto find ways to meet the challenges of educating students to work with complex distributed information/knowledgenetworks and a diverse array of online services by synergizing common elements of these programs.  Their goal isto enrich the university environment as they encourage cross-pollination of new ideas from faculty and students.Examples of programs that have been selected for collaboration include MIS, computer science, areas of engineering,library and information sciences, communications, education, medical sciences, and even journalism and the finearts.  Topics common to these programs may include the Internet, electronic publishing, digital libraries, electroniccommerce, virtual organizations, and telecommuting.What, then, will be the role of the IS/IT programs for the coming millennium?  How can the university be enhancedas a fertile environment for thought and innovation?  Can a nexus across the university be provided?  Should a newbreed of multi-disciplined faculty and graduates be created?  In response to these questions, some universities haveintroduced a variety of new academic architectures by affiliating, combining, or overlapping diverse programs.This panel will discuss the role of IS/IT programs in the coming millennium.  Each member will describe programsthat are being developed at their own university and explain the motivating forces behind the change.  The paneldiscussion will then center on two main issues.The first is, for university programs that focus on information, what kinds of synergies are appropriate and meaningfultoday.  What are effective strategies for creating synergies?  What programs complement each other?  What problemsare likely and how can they be overcome?The second issue is, how do faculty, students, and industry solve the problems that result from restructuring universityprograms and disciplines?  Will programs and disciplines lose their identities?  If the boundaries of standard disciplinesbecome unclear, how will students select degree programs and how will their future employers recognize employeesacross many universities and many programs?  What are the impacts on faculty and their research?

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