Which information technology major is right for me? A preliminary finding

SIGMIS CPR'06 - Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 288-294

  Mahatanankoon, Pruthikrai ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career Anchors; IT Education; IT Knowledge; IT Skills

Indexed keywords

CAREER ANCHORS; IT EDUCATION; IT KNOWLEDGE; IT SKILLS;

EDUCATION; JOB ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33745857345     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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