RESPONDING TO CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL-NEEDS - INFORMATION-SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY

Information technology is advancing at a phenomenal rate. Although tra ditional graduate programs in computer science and business have dealt with aspects of this evolving discipline, few have focused specifical ly on the design and integration of complex information systems. To ad dress this need, the Milton S. Eisenhower Research and Technology Deve lopment Center at the Applied Physics Laboratory has been instrumental in the creation of a new graduate program in information systems and technology. The program, designed to appeal to a diverse audience, wil l provide professionals with both a systems perspective and the techni cal skills needed to develop effective solutions for complex informati on processing and decision support problems.