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Recommended Citation: Lim, B B L and C J Jong. Integrating a Service-Oriented Paradigm into Introductory IS Courses. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2006, v 23 (Dallas): §3352. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 5(27). ISSN: 1545-679X.)

Integrating a Service-Oriented Paradigm into Introductory IS Courses

Refereed

11 pages

Billy B. L. Lim    [a1] [a2]
School of Information Technology
Illinois State University    [u1] [u2]
Normal, Illinois, USA    [c1] [c2]

Chu J. Jong    [a1] [a2]
School of Information Technology
Illinois State University    [u1] [u2]
Normal, Illinois, USA    [c1] [c2]

Web services and SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) are two buzzwords that have received tremendous amount of attention in the software industry in recent years. While these technologies have been incorporated in many industries in the IT market place, they are only beginning to appear in the academia, primarily in upper division and graduate curricula. In this paper, the belief that Web services and SOA technologies can and should be introduced early in an IS curriculum is shared. Several scenarios that Web services / SOA can be integrated into introductory IS courses to make them more interesting and more importantly, make the students better prepared for upper division classes and for the industry upon graduation are presented. These scenarios can be incorporated without compromising the core materials presently covered in many IS curricula.

Keywords: Web services, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture, SaaS, Software as a Service, Teaching Introductory IS, Emerging Trends in IS Curricula

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