Investigating the Introduction to IS Course Content: Do Faculty, Recruiters, and Students Equally Value Topical Areas?

This research focuses on the possible impact the value and demand for IS knowledge have on Information Systems (IS) course topical coverage. Over the last years, enrollments in MIS programs have been declining with some programs shutting down completely. Although all majors in a Business School are typically required to take the Introduction to Information Systems course, the real or perceived value to businesses and future employers is unclear. In this paper, we examine the content of the Introduction to IS course recommended by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) /Association of Information Systems (AIS) from the perspective of three stakeholders, namely students, faculty and recruiters. The Discussion section addresses where stakeholders are in agreement as well as where they hold differing views about the value and relevance of topical areas