Preparing the next generation of information specialists in collaboration with industry

Author

Kaufman, Liz ; Lidtke, Doris K. ; Mulder, Michael C.

Author_Institution

Citicorp, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Nov 1997

Abstract

Summary form only given as follows. The panel presents the industry developed “Profile of the Graduate,” which describes the skills and knowledge they desire in new hires, the curriculum developed so that students may acquire these skills and knowledge, and describes the uniqueness of the pedagogy and the successes with some pilot projects. The “Profile of the Graduate” is the specification for the development of the curriculum which is information centric, begins with a broad look at enterprise computing and spirals deeper into technical topics. Communications skills, collaborative and group experiences, and ethics in the profession are integrated into the curriculum from first course to last

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; information technology; professional aspects; Profile of the Graduate; collaborative experiences; communications skills; curriculum development; ethics; graduate knowledge; graduate skills; group experiences; industry; information centric curriculum; information specialists; pedagogy; pilot projects; Collaboration; Communication industry; Ethics; Spirals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.644833

Filename

644833