Book chapter
Staying up to date with changes in IT
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, pp.2605-2609
Idea Group Publishing
2005
Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) has been changing. rapidly over a long period, and this rate of change is likely to continue or increase (Benamati & Lederer, 2001a; Fordham, 2001). This rapid rate of change has produced many opportunities for organizations buy has also brought with it many challenges (Benamati & Lederer, 2001b; Lederer & Mendelow, 1990). Among these challenges is the struggle for organizations to obtain personnel with the appropriate knowledge and skills in order to meet their ICT needs (Byrd & Turner, 2001; Doke, 1999). This is mirrored by the continual requirement for information technology (IT) professionals to keep tp-to-date with the skills required by organizations (Benamati & Lederer, 2001a; Klobas & McGill, 1993).
Previous research has investigated the importance employers place on various skills and perceived deficiencies in these skills (e.g., Doke, 1999; Leitheiser, 1992; Nelson, 1991). While the call for improved communication and social skills has been consistent, the technocal skills in demand have varies dramatically over time (Van Slyke, Kittner, & Cheney, 1998). Less has been written about students’ perceptions of the importance of various ICT skills, though this was addressed in a study that compared Australian and American students’ perceptions of ICT job skills (von Hellens, Van Slyke, & Kittner, 2000). This chapter provides an overview of a project that investigated the channels of information that ICT students use to keep up-to-date with employers’ needs.
Details
- Title
- Staying up to date with changes in IT
- Authors/Creators
- T.J. McGill (Author/Creator)M.W. Dixon (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- M. Khosrow-Pour (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, pp.2605-2609
- Publisher
- Idea Group Publishing; Hershy, PA, USA
- Identifiers
- 991005540153307891
- Copyright
- (c) Idea Group Publishing
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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