Graduate Information Programs and Accreditation: Landscape Survey and Analysis ASIS&T Information Professions Accreditation Meeting September 9, 2008 Washington, D.C. Samantha Becker MLIS Candidate | The Information School MPA Candidate | Evans School of Public Affairs University of Washington
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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
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
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
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.
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)
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
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
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
Major Disciplinary Areas
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]
Computer Information Science Spectrum
• 350 programs in computer technology fields– Engineering– Computer science– Information science
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
• 4 major categories– information systems– Informatics– Information technology– Information science
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)
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
Informatics
• 106 programs• Focused on the use of information within
specific disciplines– biology/genetics– health/medical sciences– chemistry– media
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
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
Information Technology
• 95 colleges and universities• 118 programs
– 45% in business schools
• Majors/concentrations include– information technology (57)– information technology management (22)