[AISWorld] Invitation to a webinar entitled "IS 2020 and AACSB MaCuDE—Exploring the Impact of Digital Transformation on Business Education" (4/6/2021 10am - 11:30 EDT)

[Heikki Topi]

Dear IS Colleagues:



I wanted to let you know about an IS curriculum webinar that might interest
you. It will take place this coming Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 10am –
11:30am EDT and discuss two major initiatives that will have an impact on
the IS discipline and IS curricula, particularly at business schools.



Join Kalle Lyytinen, Hannu Salmela, Paul Leidig, and Heikki Topi on April
6, 2021 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time for the webinar *IS 2020 and AACSB
MaCuDE—Exploring the Impact of Digital Transformation on IS Education at
Business Schools*



AIS and AACSB MaCuDE project’s IS task force are jointly organizing this
virtual IS curriculum webinar. This event celebrates the approval of the IS
2020 undergraduate curriculum recommendation by AIS Council and ACM
Education Board and discusses future planned actions based on IS 2020
(including the ongoing maintenance of IS 2020 as a living document).



The webinar also explores the connections between IS 2020 and the AACSB
MaCuDE project. The MaCuDE initiative as a whole is developing
recommendations regarding the impact of technologies that enable
large-scale digital transformation (particularly advanced analytics and
AI/machine learning) on management education. The MaCuDE IS task force not
only focuses on changes in IS curricula, but it also explores the impact of
broader business education changes on the IS discipline.



Finally, the webinar analyzes the role big data, analytics, and AI have in
the IS 2020 context and discusses the ways in which the widespread interest
in advanced analytics and AI across business disciplines constitutes both a
threat and an opportunity for the IS discipline. The session is designed to
be interactive, and the discussion results will contribute to the next
phases of both projects.



Pre-registration for the webinar is required at
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DlRNncc8TrSgcNBbAtPXPg.



Many thanks for considering joining us on April 6 for this conversation!



With best regards,



Heikki



Dr. Heikki Topi

Professor and Chair, Computer Information Systems

Interim Chair, Information and Process Management

Bentley University

VP of Education, AIS

htopi at bentley.edu

+1-781-891-2799