Abstract
It is almost unbelievable that in this age of technology we are experiencing decreasing worldwide enrollments in Information Systems (IS) programs. Suddenly, within a year or two, enrollments decreased as much as 70-80 percent throughout the world. Industry is begging for more graduates with a business and technical background and is expecting an even greater shortage in the next few years. Despite reports of the outsourcing of technical positions, there is a growing demand for IS graduates. This paper presents an overview of the discussion, resulting from a panel at the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2007, of declining enrollments and some suggestions to reverse the trend. Two major themes, marketing and curriculum, emerged.
DOI
10.17705/1CAIS.02041
Recommended Citation
Granger, M., Dick, G., Luftman, J., Van Slyke, C., & Watson, R. (2007). Information Systems Enrollments: Can They Be Increased?. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 20, pp-pp. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.02041
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