Abstract
Integration of courses across the Management Information System (MIS) curriculum and their relevance to industry has been a significant topic of discussion in IS departments for the past few years. To address this and to respond to declining enrollments, many departments have made major curricular changes. Some of these involve redesign of individual courses, while others require creation or deletion of complete courses. This paper presents a case study of the creation of a new senior level course in Business Systems Integration at a medium sized Midwestern university. Course evaluations and focus groups revealed that the first iteration of this course lacked cohesion and organization. This led to a well informed and researched process of redesigning the course to mend its problems. Driven by MSIS2006 curriculum and classic project-based learning and pedagogical directives, a second iteration was created that resulted in a more streamlined and organized course. This paper outlines the entire process from creation of the course to the final metamorphosis that took place for its adoption as a successful course. It also summarizes the problems faced in development and progression of the course, and presents pedagogical lessons learned.
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