Impact of offshore outsourcing on CS/IS curricula

  • Authors:
  • Ernest Ferguson

  • Affiliations:
  • Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Reflection on the year 2003, historians might refer to the offshore outsourcing of information technology jobs as the megatrend of the year. As the IT industry matures, software is coming to be viewed as a commodity and computing as a utility. With custom software failing to deliver strategic advantage, the industry is rushing to seek the lowest labor costs for implementation, maintenance, support, and operations. This paper explores possible changes to computer science and information systems curriculum as a result of the outsourcing phenomenon.