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Recommended Citation: Nicolai, B J.  Is Database Curriculum Information Systems or Information Technology: An Accreditation Dilemma.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2004, v 21 (Newport): §2445. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 4(17). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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Is Database Curriculum Information Systems or Information Technology: An Accreditation Dilemma

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Refereed9 pages
Barbara J. Nicolai    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems & Information Technology
Purdue University Calumet    [u1] [u2]
Hammond, Indiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

This paper addresses the dilemma of how the Database curriculum is positioned into an accreditation model, either the Information Systems (IS) 2002 Model Curriculum and the Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree programs in Information Systems or the Draft Accreditation Criteria - Baccalaureate Programs in Information Technology. In discussing these issues, the author will discuss the background of the IS 2002 Model, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education accreditation draft document, the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) accreditation process, examples of database curriculum under both an Information Systems and Information Technology model, a comparison of the two perspectives and conclude with a recommendation choosing either the Information Systems or Information Technology Accreditation Model.

Keywords: database, Information Systems, Information Technology, curriculum, accreditation

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