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Launching an Innovative Hybrid Business and Information Technology Program at Ryerson University - A Case Study

Wendy Cukier    [a1] [a2]
School of Information Technology Management
Ryerson University    [u1] [u2]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada    [c1] [c2]

The School of Information Technology Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1999, has created an innovative program that combines Information and Communications Technology (ICT) with a solid business education. In this case study, the authors describe the planning and execution of the launch of the School and its first programs in a very short-time scale. Issues in curricular planning and development as well as operational challenges are discussed and lessons learned are summarized.

Keywords: business education, curricular planning

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