The ten most valuable components of an information systems education

Information Systems curriculum matters are receiving a great deal of attention as academia and industry attempt to keep abreast of rapid changes in computing technology. The DPMA and the ACM have recently revised their curriculum models to reflect these changes and many IS programs will follow in their footsteps, so that IS professionals will be able to meet future organizational needs. In an attempt to identify curriculum components which can be considered valuable, this study is directed at IS professionals who have successfully completed a technical course of study in IS and are currently employed as IS professionals in the business world. The goal was to find out what they deemed important in their IS education. The input from professionals is revealing, countering many of the claims about the decrease in demand for technical expertise and skills in information systems.