Title :
Open Source Software in Information Technology Education
Author :
Mohamed, Norshidah ; Seman, M.S.A. ; Hussein, Ramlah
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. for Dev. & E-Gov. Res. Group, Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Abstract :
As Malaysia strengthens its position as an outsourcing hub, there continues to be many job opportunities in information technology in Malaysia. This paper looks at the ranking of open source software skills in demand. Further, it provides insights into graduates´ perception of usefulness for courses using open source software versus proprietary software at a local institution of higher learning.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; public domain software; educational course; graduate perception; higher learning; hub; information technology education; open source software skill; outsourcing; Computer industry; Continuing education; Educational programs; Electronic government; Information management; Information technology; Internet; Open source software; Outsourcing; Programming; education; information technology; open source; skills;
Conference_Titel :
Information Management and Engineering, 2009. ICIME '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3595-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIME.2009.122
