THE JAVA PROGRAMMING COURSE IN ACCREDITED BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES

With industry's continuing demand for Java programmers, it is important to know if those responsible for the business school's IT curriculum are responding to the need for Java programmers. This study examines the extent to which Java programming is offered in Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredited business schools and examines how Java is taught. Highlights of the findings include: 68% of the respondents said their institutions provide an introductory Java course; two thirds of those respondents have offered Java for less than five years. Java is typically offered at the junior level and has the prerequisites of Fundamentals of Information Systems and another programming course. The prerequisite programming course most frequently mentioned was Visual Basic. The course topics that had the highest number of classroom hours are: object-oriented programming; sub procedures and function procedures (methods); applets and servlets; and arrays. Over 77% of those offering Java require it as part of a major.