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The Development and Revision of a Model Curriculum in Organizational and End-User Information Systems. Kitty Daniels and Susan Feather-Gannon Pace University School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
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The Development and Revision of a Model Curriculum in Organizational and End-User Information Systems Kitty Daniels and Susan Feather-Gannon Pace University School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Organizational Systems Research Association (OSRA) Advancing Research in IT, Learning, and Performance • Founded in 1982 • Research based. . . • Information Technology • End-user Information Systems (EUIS) • Groupware apps, etc. • Membership • Educators • Business professionals
Organizational & End-User IS • Defined “. . . the application of IT to support business processes and maximize employee performance.” • Objective “ . . . to improve organizational effectiveness in direct support of business goals and objectives.” (OSRA, 1996)
Evolution of Model Curriculum • 1984-1986 version • Focus on human side of computing, rather than hardware/software • Office Systems Curriculum Group” (OSCG) • Scholars • Practitioners • Model curriculum in Office Information Systems was produced
1996 Model Curriculum • New curriculum in Organizational and End-User Information Systems developed • Analyze needs of employees and recommend information systems to improve performance • Design, implement, and evaluate information systems for the desktop computing environment • Design end user documentation • Design, implement, and evaluate training for non-technical personnel
2003 Curriculum Model Development • Committee • Chair + 20 members • Representatives from different locales, IT specialties • Reps from academe & industry
2003 Curriculum Model Process • Communication • Asynchronous – Blackboard site discussion • Synchronous meeting – Facilitate.com • Synchronous meeting – Face-to-face
Questions • cdaniels@pace.edu • sfeather@pace.edu