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Recommended Citation: Jordan, K, D Henderson, and G Schaefer.  Tailoring an MIS Degree: Incorporating Current Skills in an Accelerated Format.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2006, v 23 (Dallas): §5123. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 7(25). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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Tailoring an MIS Degree: Incorporating Current Skills in an Accelerated Format

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Refereed5 pages
Kurt Jordan    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems
Calumet College of St. Joseph    [u1] [u2]
Whiting, Indiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

Darren Henderson    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems
Calumet College of St. Joseph    [u1] [u2]
Whiting, Indiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

George Schaefer    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems
Calumet College of St. Joseph    [u1] [u2]
Whiting, Indiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

The popularity of outsourcing, off-shoring, and contracting as sourcing methods have generated many articles, news stories and prophecies about the fate of the IT profession. Information Systems educators are struggling to identify rapidly changing skill requirements and then modify their curriculum appropriately. This paper describes an attempt to address these two issues in the context of a Management Information Systems Degree.

Keywords: Management Information Systems, management, outsourcing, sourcing strategies, legal contracts

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