Hiring the IT Graduate: What´s in the Box?

Author

Miller, J.R. ; Gorka, S. ; Lunt, B. ; Ekstrom, J.J. ; Lawson, E. ; Reichgelt, H. ; Kamali, R.

Author_Institution

Pennsylvania Coll. of Technol., Williamsport, PA

fYear

2006

fDate

10-12 April 2006

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

10

Abstract

An effort has recently concluded for developing recommended information technology (IT) curricula and accreditation standards. This paper addresses what industry can expect from graduates of programs utilizing these guidelines. It addresses the knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as the philosophy, of graduates of IT bachelor degree programs. It also provides industry with methods by which they can participate. In the educational process and provide feedback to help IT curricula evolve to meet the ever changing IT needs of industry

Keywords

DP industry; accreditation; computer science education; educational courses; IT graduate; IT industry; information technology accreditation standard; information technology curricula; Accreditation; Computer science education; Curriculum development; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Feedback; Guidelines; Information technology; Jacobian matrices; Standards development; Accreditation; Computers and Education; Curriculum; Information Technology and Systems.; The Computing Profession;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology: New Generations, 2006. ITNG 2006. Third International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2497-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITNG.2006.70

Filename

1611563