Careers in software: Is there life after programming?

SIGMIS CPR'10 - Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-7

  Downey, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

career paths; Irish telecommunications software; motivation

Indexed keywords

CAREER PATHS; CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; IRISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE PRACTITIONERS; TECHNICAL WORK;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 77954615919     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1796900.1796912     Document Type: Conference Paper

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