A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR COMMUNICATING AN INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS CURRICULUM

This article discusses the development of an Integrated IS model that seeks to provide students and faculty with a more holistic understanding of the Information Systems field. Through such a model, we argue that students will be better equipped to integrate and find the relevance of the rather diverse and seemingly disjointed array of classes they are required to take to earn an Information Systems degree. We posit that a mutually agreed upon conceptual model like the one developed in this article should be created in all Information Systems departments and can be used as a common framework for enhancing departmental objectives and outcomes along with developing an overall feel of departmental-wide connectedness across classes. The usefulness of the model developed in this paper is then discussed in the light of common IS courses and the widely accepted 2010 core curriculum. Anecdotal evidence is then presented to highlight this model's initial success at our university.