Knowledge and Skills Related to Domain Fundamentals

From IS Curriculum

Domain Fundamentals is the third category of knowledge and skills. It is equally important as the other two, but different because its contents vary significantly depending on the domain that together with the other two categories forms the outcome expectations for an Information Systems degree. The most common domain for Information Systems is business in general, but many other domains are possible components, including business specialties, such as accounting or finance, government, health care, the legal profession and non-governmental organizations.

Within each domain, it is typically possible to identify at least three categories of domain knowledge:

• General models of the domain
• Key specializations within the domain
• Evaluation of performance within the domain

Examples of these three within the business domain are as follows:

• General models of business
  • Business models
  • Business process design and management
  • Organizational theory
  • Business strategy

• Key business specializations
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Operations management; service science
  • Organizational behavior
  • Business law

• Evaluation of business performance
  • Analysis of organizational performance
  • Analysis of individual and team performance
  • Business analytics
  • Business intelligence