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Nicklas Holmberg

Head of the Department of Informatics

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Insights for next generation undergraduate IS curriculum developers

Author

  • Miranda Kajtazi
  • Nicklas Holmberg
  • Saonee Sarker

Summary, in English

This paper presents analyses on the trends of IS curriculum development that has evolved since its inception from the classical report by the AIS/ACM task force led by Heikki Topi and colleagues published in 2010. Based on an integrated synthesis of the literature, we categorize it into three theoretically-driven dimensions: (i) IS Curricula; (ii) Topic-Based IS Curricula, and (iii) IS Identity Crisis, followed by the identification of four empirically-driven contingencies: (i) Dangers of Legacy; (ii) Resource Competence; (iii) Technological Availability; and (iv) Trend Sensitivity. The paper presents IS curriculum development recommendations specifically driven by the four identified contingencies. Our findings inform how we design and re-design IS curricula. This in turn can influence the way we cross-fertilize with other disciplines forming a consolidated IS education that can offer the right competence to our future graduates, and will likely trigger more attention on information systems across the industry.

Department/s

  • Department of Informatics

Publishing year

2020

Language

English

Pages

71-82

Publication/Series

Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference, ISECON

Volume

2020-March

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Educational Sciences
  • Information Systems, Social aspects

Keywords

  • IS curriculum development
  • IS education
  • IS legacy
  • Research paper

Conference name

36th Information Systems Education Conference, ISECON 2020

Conference date

2020-03-26 - 2020-03-28

Conference place

Plano, United States

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2167-1435