An Academic Profile of IT Program Leadership in the U.S.

Abstract

IT as an academic discipline is in its infant stages compared to CS. As a result, IT programs compete with CS and industry to recruit and retain qualified faculty. A multi-phase project is underway that will add to our understanding of IT leadership and faculty profiles and investigate a variety of questions and issues related to IT faculty and IT programs. This paper presents the first data collected as part of that project and provides a profile of IT program leadership in the U.S. Findings reveal that most department or school leaders are male, come from a CS background, and most possess a Ph.D. degree.