Aligning the information systems curriculum with the needs of industry and graduates

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-30

  Plice, Robert K ^a   Reinig, Bruce A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business skills; Certifications; Human resource needs; IS curriculum assessment; IS education; Technical skills

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SKILLS; CERTIFICATIONS; HUMAN-RESOURCE NEEDS; IS CURRICULUM; IS EDUCATIONS; TECHNICAL SKILLS;

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

CURRICULA;

EID: 35449003264     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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