What our ICT graduates really need from us: A perspective from the workplace

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 95, Issue , 2009, Pages 101-109

  Koppi, Tony ^a   Sheard, Judy ^a   Naghdy, Fazel ^b   Chicharo, Joe ^a   Edwards, Sylvia L ^c   Brookes, Wayne ^d   Wilson, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graduate workplace abilities; ICT curriculum; ICT graduates; Professional work requirements; University courses

Indexed keywords

GRADUATE WORKPLACE ABILITIES; ICT EDUCATION; ICT GRADUATES; ICT INDUSTRIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE SURVEYS; RECENT GRADUATES; UNIVERSITY COURSE; WORK REQUIREMENTS;

CURRICULA; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84855166680     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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