A sustainability assessment tool for IS programs

Manouchehr Tabatabaei; Thomas Case

A sustainability assessment tool for IS programs

Information Systems & Analytics

Georgia Southern University

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Abstract

Like the field itself, Information Systems (IS) degree programs have evolved in response to changing circumstances. At times, they have been misinterpreted or mistaken for other computing fields or challenged by uneven student enrollments and non-stable graduation rates. Many IS programs have adaptedsuccessfully tochangingcircumstancesandsomeengage in continuous programbuildingactivities. Embracing a program sustainability perspective can assist in identifying opportunities for improving IS degreeprogramrobustness by focusing ondrivers ofprogramsuccess.Doing sohasthepotentialtosolidify program identity, lock-in stakeholder support, and ensure ongoing financing and the availability of other necessary resources.Anadaptationofthe ProgramSustainabilityAssessment Tool (PSAT), used toassess public health programs, is introduced and plans for using it as an IS degree program assessment and researchinstrumentaredescribed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2020
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)	9781733632546
State	Published - 2020
Event	26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2020 - Salt Lake City, Virtual, United States Duration: Aug 10 2020 → Aug 14 2020

Publication series

Name	26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2020

Conference

Conference	26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Salt Lake City, Virtual
Period	08/10/20 → 08/14/20

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Science Applications
Information Systems
Computer Networks and Communications
Library and Information Sciences

Keywords

Programsustainability
Programsustainabilityframeworks
Sustainability assessment

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A sustainability assessment tool for IS programs

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