Curriculum recommendations for graduate professional programs in information systems

Ashenhurst, Robert L.

doi:10.1145/355602.361320

Cited by 155 publications

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“…The members of the committee included Dan Teichroew, Robert Ashenhurst, Dan Couger, Gordon Davis, James McKenney, Russell Armstrong, Robert Benjamin, John Lubin, Howard Morgan, and Frederic Tonge. After extensive discussions with representatives from industry and educational institutions, the first ACM graduate curriculum for IS was published in 1972 (Ashenhurst, 1972). This curriculum attempted to add a new perspective to the IS field by integrating the IS knowledge (technically oriented) with organizational knowledge (managerially oriented) (Davis, 1974).…”

Section: Education/curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

A Glorious and Not-So-Short History of the Information Systems Field

Hirschheim¹,

Klein²

2012

JAIS

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Research Article Rudy HirschheimLouisiana State University rudy@lsu.edu Heinz K. Klein State University of New YorkIn this paper, the more than 40-year history of the information systems discipline is discussed by dividing history into four somewhat overlapping eras. For each era, important events that occurred are highlighted. The events are categorized as "management/governance of the IS function", "technology", "research themes", "research methodology ", "education", and "infrastructure" (organizations, conferences, journals, etc.). The paper then speculates on what the value would be if the IS community were to adopt a shared history. The paper contends that such a shared history would be effective in helping to bridge the communication gaps that exist between the different sub-communities that make up the discipline.

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Section: Education/curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

A Glorious and Not-So-Short History of the Information Systems Field

Hirschheim¹,

Klein²

2012

JAIS

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“…The first of these reports (Ashenhurst, 1972) was published in the early 1970s, and the work has continued ever since both at the undergraduate and master's levels. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has sponsored the reports from the beginning.…”

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MSIS 2016: Global Competency Model for Graduate Degree Programs in Information Systems

Topi

Karsten

Brown

et al. 2017

CAIS

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“…Enhancing innovation and creativity in oneself and others (Topi, et al, 2010. p. 21-22). Table 1 consists of an abbreviated list of needed knowledge and abilities adapted from the 1972 Curriculum Report (Ashenhurst, 1972). These abilities and knowledge have not changed much over time and in the different curriculum revisions.…”

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The Need for Qualitative Methods in Undergraduate IS Education

Tay

2012

IISIT

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Many of the Information Systems (IS) programs in the universities within the United States are rapidly changing their curriculum to make it more attractive to students. Some universities have reduced the major requirements from thirty credit hours to eighteen credit hours. The IS 2010 Curriculum Guideless and its predecessors have stressed that business related courses will continue to be the primary domain for IS curriculum. The changes in the program requirements might be more attractive to students but would the graduate be equipped with the needed knowledge and abilities to work in IS arena. IS students in Systems and Analysis Design and Human Computer Interaction courses are illequip to utilize qualitative methods to gather and analyze users' requirement.This exploratory study examines the need for the inclusion of non-core courses like qualitative methods and analysis course in to the IS curriculum. The study finds that ninety-one percent of the IS program of studies surveyed require only one elementary statistics course that does not include qualitative methods and analysis. The result suggests that qualitative methods and analysis ought to be considered as a non-core course in IS undergraduate curriculum.

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Curriculum recommendations for graduate professional programs in information systems

Cited by 155 publications

References 74 publications

A Glorious and Not-So-Short History of the Information Systems Field

A Glorious and Not-So-Short History of the Information Systems Field

MSIS 2016: Global Competency Model for Graduate Degree Programs in Information Systems

The Need for Qualitative Methods in Undergraduate IS Education

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