Information Systems Development Methodolgies in Developing Higher Education

Adam Marks

Department of Business Administration, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.31019                

Abstract

Studies concerned with the status of Information Systems Development Methodologies usage in many developing countries including the factors that influence and motivate their use, current trends, difficulties, and barriers to adoption are lacking, especially within the higher education sector. This paper examines these identified gaps in a developing country, namely the United Arab Emirates. The initial findings reveal that there is limited knowledge and understanding of the concept of ISDM in federal higher education institutions in the UAE. This is reflected in the quality of the software products being developed and released. However, the analysed data also reveals a trend whereby federal higher education institutions in the UAE are gradually moving towards increased ISDM adoption and deployment.

Keywords

IS; ISDM; Methodology; Higher Education; UAE

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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