Volume 3
Volume 3, Number 17 |
August 3, 2005 |
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Mehmet Ulema
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Abstract: This paper provides an comparison of the undergraduate Information Systems (IS) curricula in five business schools (Manhattan College, Iona College, Baruch College, Pace University, and University of Georgia) in the U.S.A. The IS programs in these schools are compared against a well-recognized model curriculum, IS 2002 developed by three leading Information systems associations. The comparison shows that some schools like Manhattan College place little more emphasis on the liberal arts aspect than the other institutions. The comparison also shows that all the institutions used in this study seem to provide similar corresponding courses while the larger institutions offer relatively more courses in their IS programs. Additional courses are typically more advanced courses in the same category. A significant omission observed is that none of the institutions offer a course in the project management category as recommended in the model curriculum IS 2002.
Keywords: information systems, education, business school, curriculum, undergraduate business program
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Recommended Citation: Ulema (2005). A Comparative Analysis of Undergraduate Information Systems Curricula in Selected Business Schools. Information Systems Education Journal, 3 (17). http://isedj.org/3/17/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2004: §3223. ISSN: 1542-7382.)