Is information systems different from computer science or computer engineering?
Computer Science and Engineering are technology focused and technology driven. They are concerned primarily with building new technological objects. The use of those objects is a secondary concern. The primary focus of information systems is putting these technological objects to use in real organizations. The study of computer science or engineering and information systems are complementary; without the technologies, there would be nothing for the information systems students to worry about using; but, if the technologies cannot be used effectively, there is little reason to worry about developing them. Information Systems is an applied discipline that draws on a number of the social and mathematical science fields in addition to computer science and engineering.
