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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CURRICULA: STATE‐OF‐THE‐ART *
Author(s) -
Igersheim Roy H.,
Swanson Lloyd A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1974.tb00615.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , credibility , relevance (law) , order (exchange) , field (mathematics) , information system , management information systems , state (computer science) , business , knowledge management , medical education , engineering ethics , engineering management , public relations , computer science , political science , sociology , pedagogy , medicine , engineering , mathematics , algorithm , pure mathematics , law , finance
Business and business/management schools were surveyed to determine the characteristics of management information systems (MIS) curricula. All academic degree levels–Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate–were investigated. An encouraging 82% response from 260 academic institutions queried lends credibility to findings reported. These survey results should provide insights for the development of new and/or revised MIS curricula. They also indicate opportunities for expanding enrollments. The MIS field, still in its infancy, has not yet stabilized. This is causing difficulties in planning curricula for this newly‐evolving discipline. The MIS area within both the academic and business communities is undergoing constant and rapid change due to environmental and technological advancements. In order to insure curriculum relevance and properly trained personnel in this field, these areas must respond to these changes. Suggestions as to where and how this discipline should proceed must be based upon the currently existing situation.