On the Design of a Graduate-Level Future-Driven Introduction to Information Systems Course Focused on Key Technical and Organizational Issues of the Digital Age

This manuscript describes the design of a graduate-level information systems course offered at a regional public university. The course emphasizes the technical and organizational issues of the digital age, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, ethics, and social impact, with an explicit recognition that organizations are increasingly focused on shifts in the labor market and workplace brought about by new developments in generative artificial intelligence. Additionally, students are prepared for cybersecurity threats that pose organizational challenges. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and analysis and application of course concepts. The course goals, required text, readings, and assignments, as well as additional resources for instructors, are discussed.