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The field of research known as information systems (IS) is largely dedicated
to the understanding of how computer systems and related technologies
(e.g., communication technologies) affect human behavior. This is done
mostly in the context created by organizations and social groups; although
there are examples of IS investigations involving single individuals. While the
field of IS started taking shape as a distinct area of research and education in
the 1960s, it builds on inventions, methods and ideas that date back at least to
the 1940s. One notable invention without which the field of IS would probably
not exist is the computer. Most accounts of the history of computing
suggest that the first computer was the ENIAC, developed at the University of
Pennsylvania in 1946.
IS research and education has come a long way since the 1960s. It is not
uncommon to see IS programs in universities, particularly in colleges of
business, as among the most successful in terms of student enrolment. Many
doctoral programs with IS concentrations exist. There is also a vibrant and
relatively large global IS research community, which congregates on a regular
basis in large conferences such as the International Conference on Information
Systems (ICIS). Much of what the field of IS has become up until today is
due to the work of several pioneers. Among the IS pioneers are Peter
Checkland (who is also an action research pioneer), Gordon Davis, Peter
Keen, Scott Morton, and Charles Stabell. Today the field of IS gravitates
around a few international associations, notably the Association for Information
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