TRACK: EA Education & Research in Higher Education
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 — 2.00 - 3.30

2.00 - 2.45 Education of an Enterprise Architect: Professionalizing the Discipline of Enterprise Architecture EA emerged as a practitioner based discipline that now has entered into university academic programs. In this talk I discuss how EA is a multidiciplinary body of knowledge. This has led to considerable discussion about the array of competencies, capabilities, and breadth of knowledge relevant to the discipline. These include understanding business principles, organizational communications, organizational culture and behavior, risk and program management, strategic planning, capital planning and systems thinking; to skills and abilities in technology, IT, organizational modeling, business modeling, data modeling and more. My discussion will concern how these various abilities define EA as a discipline and the challenges they represent for educating architects. Beryl Bellman, Academic Director, FEAC Institute Beryl is co-founder and Academic Director of the FEAC˙ Institute - an EA education, research and certification organization in Washington DC. He has also been a university professor for some 40 years and a consultant in EA for over twenty years to government and commercial organizations in the US and abroad.

2.45 - 3.30 Enterprise Architecture Education & Research in Higher Education The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at Pennsylvania State University is embarking on several ground breaking educational initiatives in enterprise architecture (EA). Enterprise architecture is emerging as a critical discipline within industry but higher education has been slow to create educational programs to address this growing area of importance. In response to feedback from corporate and government stakeholders, the College of IST is planning the following EA related initiatives: The creation of undergraduate curriculum focused on Enterprise Architecture. This will be the first undergraduate major in EA in the country. Students will be given a solid foundation in business, technology, and EA methods and practices and will have the opportunity to focus on several areas of specialty. The creation of a new online Professional Masters program with a focus in Enterprise Architecture. The development of a research center with a focus in Enterprise Architecture. The development of a professional certificate series for early career EA professionals In this session, Dr. Glantz will discuss how the decision was made to pursue programs in Enterprise Architecture and will provide an overview of these planned initiatives. He will also discuss the corporate Enterprise Architecture Advisory Board that he is currently forming to assist in the exploration and development of these initiatives. Group discussion on the topic will be encouraged. Dr. Edward J. Glantz, P.E., Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Edward J. Glantz, P.E. is currently Professor of Practice at Pennsylvania State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) where he develops and teaches courses in enterprise architecture, decision theory and risk management. Prior to joining IST, Dr. Glantz won teaching awards as Assistant Clinical Professor of Information Systems in the Smeal College of Business. Dr. Glantz completed his PhD in Cognitive Systems Engineering from the College of Information Sciences and Technology, and his MBA in Strategic Management from the Wharton School of Business. Dr. Glantz earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.A. in General Arts and Science from Penn State. Dr. Glantz is registered as a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dr. Glantz completed 20 years in industry prior to joining the Smeal Business College in 1999 to teach MBA information systems courses. This industry experience included design engineering, systems integration (including two years in Germany), and product marketing. After completing his MBA, Dr. Glantz worked as Chief Technology Officer in the telecommunications industry where he was involved in one of the world's first deployments of high-speed networking services to home owners. In addition, Dr. Glantz estimates that he has taught over 10,000 students at Penn State.

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