The Information Systems name game revisited: Still muddled 20 years later.

The Information Systems (IS) field has long suffered from an identity crisis. Academic programs in the field are represented with a multitude of names. For potential students interested in the field, a decision that could impact their academic path revolves around choosing the correct IS-related major. After all, why would there be different names if there were no differences in what is being taught? This study investigates these potential differences in curricula across the most popular major names in the IS field in AACSB-accredited schools of business in the United States. The findings show that, while the Information Technology-names major has many significant differences from more traditional IS-named majors, the differences between the IS-names majors are minor. Implications are provided along with future actions for the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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