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Exploiting the Complimentary Strengths of Computer Science and Information Systems in the Development and Implementation of Computing Curricula: A Case of an African University Sunday O. Ojo University of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana

Abstract: This paper presents how the complementary strengths of Computer Science and Information Systems are exploited in the development and implementation of computing curricula in an African university. This is an attempt at minimising the gap between the products of an earlier Computer Science program and market demand. The computing curricula evolved through an integrative and collaborative process. The evolutionary process started with the infusion of IS ideas into an existing Computer Science curriculum and ends with multi-stream collaborative Computing curricula. Key elements of the approach are presented. Some lessons drawn from our experience are presented.

Keywords: computing curricula, information systems, complementary strengths

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Recommended Citation: Ojo (2003). Exploiting the Complimentary Strengths of Computer Science and Information Systems in the Development and Implementation of Computing Curricula: A Case of an African University. Information Systems Education Journal, 1 (27). http://isedj.org/1/27/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2003: §2222. ISSN: 1542-7382.)