The Relevance of University Studies to Professional Skills Requirements of IT Workplaces: Australian IT Graduates’ Work Experiences

Nagarajan, S; Edwards, JJ

The Relevance of University Studies to Professional Skills Requirements of IT Workplaces: Australian IT Graduates’ Work Experiences

Nagarajan, S Edwards, JJ

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Publisher:: Edinburgh Napier University
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 2014, 2 (3), pp. 48 - 61 (13)
Issue Date:: 2014

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dc.contributor.author	Nagarajan, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Edwards, JJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-997X	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 2014, 2 (3), pp. 48 - 61 (13)	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Are university studies relevant to the professional skills requirements of Information Technology professional practice? Recent Australian IT graduates’ viewpoints on the challenges they face at work, the typical professional skills requirements of their practice and how they acquired or developed them, the elements of their university study that are relevant to their work professional skills requirements and how well their studies prepared them to meet the professional needs of their practice are discussed. An analysis of what the professional work experiences of these graduates in professional practice tell us about their university studies is also presented. The research findings will provide IT (and other) faculties in universities and employers with evidence to support the preparation of graduates for professional practice through the development of appropriate curricula and transition-to-work support programmes when graduates commence employment.	en_US
dc.publisher	Edinburgh Napier University	en_US
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dc.title	The Relevance of University Studies to Professional Skills Requirements of IT Workplaces: Australian IT Graduates’ Work Experiences	en_US
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Abstract:

Are university studies relevant to the professional skills requirements of Information Technology professional practice? Recent Australian IT graduates’ viewpoints on the challenges they face at work, the typical professional skills requirements of their practice and how they acquired or developed them, the elements of their university study that are relevant to their work professional skills requirements and how well their studies prepared them to meet the professional needs of their practice are discussed. An analysis of what the professional work experiences of these graduates in professional practice tell us about their university studies is also presented. The research findings will provide IT (and other) faculties in universities and employers with evidence to support the preparation of graduates for professional practice through the development of appropriate curricula and transition-to-work support programmes when graduates commence employment.

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