Univrsity Of Tehran Press Journal of Information Technology Management 2980-7972 7 3 2015 09 01 Comparative study of PhD programs of information technology management at the world top rank universities بررسی تطبیقی عناوین درس های دوره دکتری رشته مدیریت فناوری اطلاعات در دانشگاه های معتبر دنیا 635 654 54749 10.22059/jitm.2015.54749 EN Mehdi Shamizanjani Assistant Prof., Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Narges Farzaneh Kondori Ph.D. Student in Information Technology Management, Faculty of Management University of Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2015 03 05 The purpose of this paper is a comparative study of information technology management PhD programmes at the world top universities. So, the top five rankings of universities were identified. Then the top universities in the world generally and information systems/information technology field were identified too. 19 related fields were investigated. The titles of the courses of them were documented and examined. Subsequently, courses were classified according to their most frequently that include the methodology of research in information systems, data management, technical foundations of information systems, information systems development, seminar on information systems, information systems economics, information systems strategy and governance, social aspects of information systems and organization and management. Next, the proposed courses compared with courses of the programme in Iranian universities. https://jitm.ut.ac.ir/article_54749_28fabbc8c380a78b501b9b364a622f70.pdf