December 6, 2006

To:       Academic Affairs Committee

From:   Denise Wilson, Chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee

            Kimberly Nance, Associate Director of Graduate Studies

RE:       Executive Summary – Internet Application Development sequence in the M.S. in Information Systems, School of Information Technology 

This sequence is designed to serve students preparing for careers in Internet Applications Development. This is an area of increasing occupational demand within the area of Information Systems.

Existing courses are applicable to this sequence, and one new course (ITK 484 Advanced Topics in Internet Development Applications, 3 hours) will be added.  No new university resources are needed for the program as course coverage will be provided by existing faculty from ITK.