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Recommended Citation: McKenzie, W B.  IS as a Foundational Discipline for Contemporary Business.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2004, v 21 (Newport): §2232. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 3(36). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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IS as a Foundational Discipline for Contemporary Business

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W. Brett McKenzie    [a1] [a2]
Gabelli School of Business
Roger Williams University    [u1] [u2]
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA    [c1] [c2]

The Information Technology (IT) field has undergone a period of self-examination with Information Systems (IS) in many ways leading the debate about self-definition as a discipline. While helpful to the members, the paper suggests that IS could enhance its standing by recognizing and advocating a position as a foundational discipline for business education. To support this position the paper reports on a preliminary survey of faculty and students regarding the importance of IT for business and majors as a means of validating perceptions of the central role of IT for business.

Keywords: IS curriculum, IT field, foundational discipline, e-business

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