The Management Information Systems (MIS) degree has evolved over the years however it has yet another evolution to occur in its curriculum. Institutions need to create programs that address global issues such as Open Source Software (OSS), globalization, emerging media, virtualization, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. The MIS degree has been thought of as a managerial degree within technology. For the MIS degree to be successful a better blend on management and technical skill competency needs to occur. Currently the view within various communities is that the MIS does not provide enough technical capabilities to go beyond that of an analyst. Thus the goal is to create a curriculum that allows a graduate to become a manager or grow into a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) in their chosen specialization. The core courses shall be in specific advance areas of science, technology, and management science courses rather than a blend of everything. The specialization courses shall represent current trends for industry needs and those not yet present which allow the university to quickly adapt needed changes into degree curriculum.

2. Abstract
0 The Management Information Systems (MIS) degree has evolved over the
years however it has yet another evolution to occur in its curriculum.
Institutions need to create programs that address global issues such as Open
Source Software (OSS), globalization, emerging
media, virtualization, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. The MIS degree
has been thought of as a managerial degree within technology. For the MIS
degree to be successful a better blend on management and technical skill
competency needs to occur. Currently the view within various communities
is that the MIS does not provide enough technical capabilities to go beyond
that of an analyst. Thus the goal is to create a curriculum that allows a
graduate to become a manager or grow into a technical Subject Matter
Expert (SME) in their chosen specialization. The core courses shall be in
specific advance areas of science, technology, and management science
courses rather than a blend of everything. The specialization courses shall
represent current trends for industry needs and those not yet present which
allow the university to quickly adapt needed changes into degree
curriculum.

3. Virtualization

4. Information Warfare

5. Enterprise Architecture
History

6. Enterprise Architecture
0 Top Roles Associated
with Enterprise
Architecture
0 Systems Engineer
0 Systems Architect
0 Chief Architect
0 Enterprise Architect
0 DoDAF
0 TOGAF

7. Tactical Networks
0 Enterprise vs. tactical
networks
0 Security requirements
0 Functional requirements
0 Systems management

8. Intelligence
0 Mission planning
0 Real time forensic
analysis
0 Battlefield intelligence
preparation

9. Project Management
0 Develop real expertise in
the following:
0 Time
0 Scope
0 Cost

10. Emerging Media
0 Second Life & Open
Simulator
0 Developing simulators
0 Modeling
0 Performing usability &
interaction analysis
0 Low fidelity prototyping
0 Mission & scenario
planning
0 Programming techniques
0 Virtual economics
0 Digital marketing

11. Brief View of the MIS Degree
of the Future
Emerging
Media
Project
Management
Virtualization
Enterprise
Architecture
Information
warfare
Intelligence
0 [Student] Ability to
create a custom built
specialization around a
core degree
0 [Student] Freedom and
flexibility to learn key
subjects that matter
0 [University] Ability to
adapt to changing
curriculum and industry
needs

12. Any Questions?
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