Diversity and the Information Technology Workforce: An Examination of Student Perceptions

Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 116-121

  Woszczynski, A ^a   Myers, M ^a   Beise, C ^a   Moody, J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES;

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0141929294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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