Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE)

Volume 18

Volume 18 Number 1, Pages 63-68

Spring 2007


Competitive Analysis of MIS in the MBA Core: Are Trends Putting Pressure on the MIS Course?


Barry Shore
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824, USA

Warren Briggs
Suffolk University
Boston, MA 02108, USA

Abstract: In many, if not most, MBA programs, the core has traditionally included a separate course in MIS. During a recent redesign of the MBA curriculum at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics and Suffolk University's Executive MBA Program, core requirements at 42 AACSB schools were reviewed to determine the extent to which this tradition still prevails. The data suggests two very different approaches. In the first, as expected, a stand-alone course remains in the core. In the second, a more unexpected result occurred. When data for U.S. News & World Report's twenty top-rated schools was compared, not one school included a stand-alone MIS in the core. These very different results raise questions about the direction that MIS courses are taking and suggest that current trends may be placing pressure on the role of MIS in the core.

Keywords: MBA curriculum, MIS, Core, Trends

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Recommended Citation: Shore, B. & Briggs, W. (2007). Competitive Analysis of MIS in the MBA Core: Are Trends Putting Pressure on the MIS Course? Journal of Information Systems Education, 18(1), 63-68.