Breadth and Depth of Coverage in IS Areasfor Curriculum Accreditation: A National Study

摘要

Using the six information systems core areas for accreditation and the IS 2002 model curriculum as a framework, this paperrnproposes and uses metrics for reporting the breadth and depth of coverage across content areas, using data from a sample ofrn18 four-year IS degree programs. The results indicate that analysis and design and role of IS in organizations are covered inrnthe greatest breadth, according to aggregate mappings of local courses to IS 2002 learning units and IS core accreditationrnareas. Networks and telecommunications and hardware and software are covered in the least breadth and depth. Thernremaining two areas— data management and modern programming language- are covered in the most breadth and depth asrna percentage of core area size and total coverage, respectively. The results provide IS institutions with a basis for comparingrnthere is curricula both in terms of accreditation standards and the IS model curriculum.