The Changing Information Systems (IS) Curriculum: A Survey of Undergraduate Programs in the United States

Computer Science and Programming Courses in Geography Departments in the United States

“…Course description analysis is an established means of research, useful in diverse and related fields. In library science, such analysis has been used to track the emphasis of core topics in library and information science degrees (Irwin 2002); in psychology, it has been used to determine the types of alternative degree options available to undergraduates (Messer, Griggs, and Jackson 1999); and it has been used for establishing a baseline for curriculum design in management of information systems and computer information systems degrees (Kung, Yang, and Zhang 2006). In computer science education, Davies, Polack-Wahl, and Anewalt (2011) discovered a broad "uniformity" in how most departments teach the first courses in the computer science major sequence.…”

The core curricula of information systems undergraduate programs: A survey of AACSB-accredited colleges in the United States

“…In this research I adopted established methodology used in previous studies (e.g., Kung et al, 2006) using direct survey of colleges and universities' core curriculums. For each IS program, information on its required core courses is collected from its website.…”

“…First, this study uses IS 2010 as the framework that guides the collection and analysis of course data. But not all programs require the same courses as those specified by IS 2010, so this research utilizes similar methods used by previous studies (Apigian & Gambill, 2014;Kung, Yang, & Zhang, 2006;Lifer et al, 2009;Maier & Gambill, 1997;Porter & Gambill, 2004;Yang, 2012) to map collected data on courses into "course categories," and "where appropriate, the survey groups separate courses in one category if they logically belong to the same course area" (Yang, 2012, p. 209). One example is that if a program, as part of its core, requires one course in systems design and a separate course in systems analysis, then these two courses are mapped to the category of systems analysis and design (which is a core required by IS 2010).…”

“…Within the last 10 years, Kung, Yang, and Zhang (2006) examined 232 undergraduate IS programs in the United States and found that the most common IS core courses were Systems Analysis and Design, Database, Telecommunications, Introduction to IS, and Programming. After reviewing 100 U.S. undergraduate IS programs, Lifer et al (2009) found that the four most frequently required courses were Database, Systems Analysis and Design, Programming Languages, and Networks/Data Communication.…”

Information Systems Security and Computer Crime in the IS Curriculum: A Detailed Examination

“…Indeed, a recent survey of the core curricula of undergraduate information systems programs in the United States did not mention information systems security at all (Kung, Yang, & Ahang, 2006). Further, a recent survey of the most popular textbooks used in introductory information systems courses found a surprising lack of depth of information systems security coverage (Sousa, MacDonald, & Fougere, 2005).…”