Toward a theory of iformation technology professional competence

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-116

  Havelka, Douglas ^a   Merhout, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Grounded theory; Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs); Nominal group technique; Qualitative research; Theory development

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDED THEORY; KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAS); NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEORY DEVELOPMENT;

CURRICULA; GROUP THEORY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77949552151     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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