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

Koppi, T; Sheard, J; Naghdy, F; Chicharo, J; Edwards, SL; Brookes, W; Wilson, D

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

Koppi, T Sheard, J Naghdy, F Chicharo, J Edwards, SL Brookes, W

Wilson, D

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series, 2009, 95 pp. 101 - 109
Issue Date:: 2009-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Koppi, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sheard, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Naghdy, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chicharo, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Edwards, SL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brookes, W https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-1126	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, D	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series, 2009, 95 pp. 101 - 109	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781920682767	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1445-1336	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11371
dc.description.abstract	A national Discipline-Based Initiative (DBI) project for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, has sought the opinions of recent graduates of ICT in the workplace to help inform the curriculum. An online survey was devised to question graduates on workplace requirements and university preparation for abilities categorized as: personal/interpersonal; cognitive; business and technical. The graduates in employment have highlighted broad mismatches between the requirements of their professional work in these categories and the preparation for employment they received from university. A regression analysis was used to determine influences on graduates' opinions of the preparation they received at university. The quantitative and qualitative results from this survey could have far-reaching consequences for ICT education and this initiative will enable the development of curricula that ensures graduates are equipped with the skills required by the ICT industry. © 2009, Australian Computer Society, Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series	en_US
dc.title	What our ICT graduates really need from us: A perspective from the workplace	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	95	en_US
utslib.for	1399 Other Education	en_US
dc.location.activity	Wellington, New Zealand	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	95	en_US

Abstract:

A national Discipline-Based Initiative (DBI) project for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, has sought the opinions of recent graduates of ICT in the workplace to help inform the curriculum. An online survey was devised to question graduates on workplace requirements and university preparation for abilities categorized as: personal/interpersonal; cognitive; business and technical. The graduates in employment have highlighted broad mismatches between the requirements of their professional work in these categories and the preparation for employment they received from university. A regression analysis was used to determine influences on graduates' opinions of the preparation they received at university. The quantitative and qualitative results from this survey could have far-reaching consequences for ICT education and this initiative will enable the development of curricula that ensures graduates are equipped with the skills required by the ICT industry. © 2009, Australian Computer Society, Inc.

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