Desirable ICT Graduate Attributes: Theory vs. Practice

Autor/inn/en	Debuse, J.; Lawley, M.
Titel	Desirable ICT Graduate Attributes: Theory vs. Practice
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Systems Education, 20 (2009) 3, S.313-323 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-3096
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Theory Practice Relationship; Curriculum Evaluation; Education Work Relationship; Employer Attitudes; Occupational Surveys; Job Skills; Benchmarking; Advertising; Content Analysis; Online Searching; Comparative Education; Employment Qualifications; Information Science Education; Australia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufsanalyse; Produktive Fertigkeit; Werbung; Inhaltsanalyse; Online-Recherche; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Informationstechnologische Bildung; Australien; USA
Abstract	The majority of ICT graduates must begin their careers by successfully fulfilling the requirements advertised within online recruitment sites. Although considerable research into employer requirements is commonly undertaken when preparing curricula, studies investigating how well the graduate attributes on which curricula are based match those required by employers have been limited in terms of the techniques used. This study employs an innovative approach of analyzing online ICT employment advertisements in Australia and the United States to determine the key attributes sought by ICT employers, together with the most commonly required skill groupings. A position-based wrapper system was developed to extract the advertisement data, which was then analyzed using a text mining package. The results are benchmarked against those from standard ICT curricula produced by academic and professional bodies. The findings suggest that employers place greatest emphasis upon experience and technological skills; although current curricula meet these requirements, their emphases warrant revision. There also appear to be differences between professional body curricula and the ISCC '99 curriculum which was produced by industry and academia, with the latter appearing to match employment market demands more closely. (Contains 9 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: jise@appstate.edu; Web site: http://www.jise.appstate.edu/index.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10