Title
Where Have All The Students Gone? Strategies For Tackling Falling Enrollments
Keywords
Curriculum; Declining enrollments; IT/IS careers; Marketing IS programs
Abstract
As most of us are well aware, enrollments in information technology-related academic programs have declined sharply since the late 1990's. This paper addresses possible causes of the enrollment decline, and dispels "myths" regarding IT-related careers. The authors report on a number of efforts underway at various universities to redesign core curriculum and develop secondary programs. They also describe marketing and promotion approaches undertaken by universities and professional organizations in the field. Finally, the authors call for more cooperative and coordinated efforts to address the underlying problems that have led to the current enrollment declines.
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Publication Title
Association for Information Systems - 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2007: Reaching New Heights
Volume
4
Number of Pages
2383-2391
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84870201766 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84870201766
STARS Citation
Dick, Geoffrey; Granger, Mary; McKinnell Jacobson, Carolyn; and Van Slyke, Craig, "Where Have All The Students Gone? Strategies For Tackling Falling Enrollments" (2007). Scopus Export 2000s. 7221.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/7221