Information Systems Accreditation: Preparation, Process, and Standards

The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the accreditation process for information systems (IS) programs. This tutorial includes: an overview of the general accreditation criteria and IS program-specific criteria; the process of information systems accreditation from ABET's Comp...

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Published in:Communications of the Association for Information Systems 2006, Vol.17, p.19
Main Author: Gorgone, John T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Accreditation
Information systems
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Summary:The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the accreditation process for information systems (IS) programs. This tutorial includes: an overview of the general accreditation criteria and IS program-specific criteria; the process of information systems accreditation from ABET's Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) perspective; a review of the process of planning and preparing for the accreditation team visit; the experience of gathering sample course materials from faculty; and a discussion of the accreditation process from the review team's perspective
ISSN:1529-3181
1529-3181
DOI:10.17705/1CAIS.01719