Abstract:
Extant Information Systems (IS) curriculum research has focused on
the nature of undergraduate IS programmes, particularly in the US and UK,
eliciting calls for studies on graduate IS programmes and in regions beyond the
US and UK. This study, consequently, looks at the nature of graduate IS programmes
in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using a direct survey method, IS
courses information were collected from the websites of top universities in SSA
based on a 2019 webometric world ranking of universities. The course offerings
from these universities are mapped to the competencies specified in the Global
competency model for graduate IS programmes (MSIS 2016). The findings
generally indicate, among others, non-adherence of graduate IS programmes in
SSA to the MSIS 2016. The reasons for the non-adherence to the MSIS 2016
curriculum model is recommended for future research.