MIS Quarterly - Special issue on IS curricula and pedagogy
The effects of customized communication skills training on undergraduate information systems majors
SIGCPR '97 Proceedings of the 1997 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Process improvement competencies for IS professionals: a survey of perceived needs
SIGCPR '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
IT skills in the context of BigCo.
SIGCPR '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Recruiting and retention of information systems professionals in Nebraska: issues and challenges
SIGCPR '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Characteristics of high performing IT personnel: a comparison of IT versus end-user perceptions
SIGCPR '99 Proceedings of the 1999 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Meeting the IT-skill shortage in Europe head-on: approaching in unison from practice and academia
SIGCPR '01 Proceedings of the 2001 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Information technology architects: approaching the longer view
Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on computer personnel research: Forty four years of computer personnel research: achievements, challenges & the future
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The IT&T (Information Technology and Telecommunications) Skills Taskforce recently released the results of their study on IT&T skill requirements in Australia, predicting that in the current financial year, Australian employers will be seeking an excess of 30,000 skilled IT&T professionals [8]. This figure is expected to grow at approximately 9% per year for at least the next 5 years [8]. Yet already, employers are reported to be experiencing difficulty obtaining skilled IT&T personnel [8].While the IT&T Skills Task Forces study indicates IT&T areas and specific IT&T technical skills that are in demand, based on studies conducted in other nations, we suggest that this list is limited and not truly reflective of the skills an employer considers when making employment decisions.The objectives of this study are to 1.) determine the skill requirements of practicing IT&T professionals in Australia, and to assess the relative importance of these skills; 2.) determine the skill requirements of IT&T graduates in Australia, and to assess the relative importance of these skills; 3.) determine if and how the skill requirements of a practicing IT&T professional differs from that of an IT&T graduate; 4.) explore how the combination of skills is taken into account when hiring an IT&T professional or graduate. To address this research problem, there are three methods of data collection being used in this study. Initially an analysis of IT&T jobs advertised in Australian newspapers will be undertaken. The purpose of this analysis is to gain an insight into the current job market in Australia and the job skills being sought within this market.This is to be followed by the distribution of a questionnaire. The purpose of the questionnaire is to determine the skills required for IT&T professionals and graduates, and to assess the relative importance of these skills. Finally, the questionnaires will be followed by interviews. The interviews will further support the identified skills required by IT&T professionals and graduates, and the relative importance of these skills. More importantly however, the interviews will allow us to explore the combination of skills that are taken into account when employment decisions are being made.