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Graduate Information Programs and Accreditation: Landscape
Survey and Analysis
ASIS&T Information Professions Accreditation MeetingSeptember 9, 2008Washington, D.C.
Samantha BeckerMLIS Candidate | The Information School
MPA Candidate | Evans School of Public AffairsUniversity of Washington
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Methodology• 2008 Peterson’s Graduate and Professional
Programs– surveyed annually– accredited by USDE or CHEA– 6 volumes, 491 disciplinary fields
• Looked for programs with keywords– information– informatics– human-computer interaction– knowledge management
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Methodology
• Visited websites of about ½ of the programs• Built database with
– institution name– administrative unit– degree(s) offered– title of major or concentration area
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Example
University of Oklahoma, Graduate College, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Studies, Program in Library and Information Studies, Norman, OK 73019-0390. Offers knowledge management (MS); library and information studies (MLIS); school library media specialist (certificate); M Ed/MLIS; MBA/MLIS.
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Key Findings• Approximately 900 information-related
master’s degrees• Offered in 468 colleges and universities• 220 distinct majors or concentration areas• Most frequent majors
– information systems (93)– management information systems (93)– information technology (57)– bioinformatics (51)– library and information science (43)
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Key Findings
– 1/3 of academic units on the computerinformation science spectrum
– 1/3 bio- and health sciences, library science, public administration, communications, & education
– 1/3 in academic units focused on business
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Academic Units
• Found programs spread across 500 academic units
• The highest administrative unit for 85% of programs was a school, college, or faculty
• 30% of colleges and universities have information programs in more than one unit
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Academic Units• Larger institutions tend to have stand-alone
departments concerned with information– Graduate schools have mostly an administrative
function
• Medium sized institutions tend to have information programs in 2nd level departments, mostly within colleges of arts & science
• Smaller institutions often have graduate schools that encompass all master’s level programs
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Major Disciplinary Areas
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Information Disciplines
Bates, M.J. (2007). "Defining the information disciplines in encyclopedia development" Information Research, 12(4) paper colis29. [Available at http://InformationR.net/ir/12-4/colis/colis29.html]
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Computer Information Science Spectrum
• 350 programs in computer technology fields– Engineering– Computer science– Information science
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Program Types
• 220 majors or concentration areas• Top 17 account for 60% of programs• Split professional degrees/master of science• 12-24 month completion• Internships or professional experience often
required• Capstone projects emphasized; fewer w/thesis
requirements
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Program Types
• 4 major categories– information systems– Informatics– Information technology– Information science
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Information Systems
• 205 colleges and universities• 305 programs• Majors/concentrations include
– information systems (93)– management information systems (93)– computer information systems (34)– information systems management (12)
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Information Systems
• Program focus– analysis, design, and implementation of
information systems– data management– project management– strategic management and use of information
technology
• Differences mostly in level of technical preparation
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Informatics
• 106 programs• Focused on the use of information within
specific disciplines– biology/genetics– health/medical sciences– chemistry– media
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Informatics
• Bioinformatics/biomedical informatics– 53 programs– 15 in academic units with biology focus– 11 in medical schools– curricula includes
• advanced life sciences• design and implementation of information systems• statistical modeling and analysis• many interested in managing and analyzing data from
genetic research
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Informatics
• Health informatics– 30 colleges and universities– 2/3 in medical, nursing, or health sciences units– 34 programs
• health informatics• medical informatics• nursing informatics
– emphasizing use of information for evaluation of patient outcomes
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Information Technology
• 95 colleges and universities• 118 programs
– 45% in business schools
• Majors/concentrations include– information technology (57)– information technology management (22)
• 59 master of science degrees• 35 MBA
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Information Technology
• Program focus– managing technology projects
• databases• e-commerce systems• computer networks
– decision support– also business topics
• accounting, organizational development
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Information Science
• 84 colleges/universities• 98 programs• Majors/concentrations include
– library and information science (43)– computer and information science (26)– information science (11)– information studies (6)
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Information Science
• Library and information science– ALA accredited– those within iCaucus schools have less emphasis
on traditional library subjects (cataloging, reference services, collection development)
• Computer and information science– more emphasis on infrastructure
• architecture, networking, software engineering
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Information Science
• Information science/information studies– more general or theoretical approach– emphasize human-computer interaction,
information organization, information behavior– relatively small portion of information graduate
school universe
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Other Program Areas• Information security
– 30 programs– some designated as National Center of Academic
Excellence in Information Assurance by the NSA– emphasize cryptography, digital forensics, risk analysis
• E-Business/E-Commerce– 23 programs– 18 MBA– emphasize design and implementation of electronic
commerce applications
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Accreditation Agencies
• Two types of accrediting agencies– regional and national
• accredit entire institutions
– specialized agencies • accredit particular programs
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Relevant Specialized Agencies
• American Library Association (ALA)• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB)• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and
Programs (ACBSP)• Accrediting Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET)
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Recommendations
• Clarify the need for and purpose of a new accrediting agency
• Complement existing accrediting agencies• Define the scope along the
computerinformation spectrum• Focus on domain-specific programs, especially
business programs