Title :
Perspectives on professionalism in computing
Author :
Impagliazzo, John ; Bowyer, Kevin ; Engel, Gerald L. ; Gotterbarn, Don ; Greening, Tony ; Lee, John A N
Author_Institution :
Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY, USA
Abstract :
Many computing people call themselves professionals without the necessary validation or credentials that other professional groups possess. Perhaps computing needs greater maturity to develop standards of best practices. Even defining the meaning of a computing profession may be difficult. The article explores perspectives on these and related issues
Keywords :
DP industry; computer science education; personnel; professional aspects; software engineering; best practice standards; computing people; computing profession; credentials; professionalism; validation; Best practices; Cities and towns; Computer science; Ethics; Information systems; Insurance; Licenses; Software engineering; Standards development; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6424-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2000.896670
