Abstract: Over the last decade, enrollment in Information Systems (IS) and related programs has dropped worldwide and still remains low despite positive job market predictions. Given the significant negative consequences of low enrollments on both academia and industry, the IS community has focused its efforts on mechanisms to increase enrollments. This study investigates how such a mechanism – social support – influences students’ aspirations to pursue an IS degree. More specifically, the study suggests that social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interests independently and cumulatively affect students’ choice of IS as their major.

Keywords: Enrollment, Careers, Curriculum design & development, Student perceptions, Pedagogy

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Recommended Citation: Akbulut-Bailey, A. (2012). Improving IS Enrollment Choices: The Role of Social Support. Journal of Information Systems Education, 23(3), 259-270.