An investigation of preparedness and importance of mis competencies: Research in progress

SIGMIS CPR 2008 - Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference: Refilling the Pipeline: Meeting the Renewed Demand for Information Technology Workers

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 97-100

  Sumner, Mary ^a   Yager, Susan E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; ISA certification; Workforce needs

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; DEGREE PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; JOB MARKET; PILOT SURVEYS; RAPID CHANGES; TECHNICAL SKILLS;

CURRICULA; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77952258763     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1355238.1355260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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