TY - GEN
T1 - Gaps between industry expectations and the abilities of graduates
AU - Radermacher, Alex
AU - Walia, Gursimran
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Although computer science, information systems, and information technology educators often do an exemplary job of preparing their students for jobs in industry or for further education, there are still many areas where these students do not possess the necessary skills or knowledge based on the expectations of employers or academia. These gaps between the abilities of graduating students and those expectations can prevent them from succeeding in their careers. This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review conducted to determine which areas graduating students most frequently fall short of the expectations of industry or academia. The results of this review indicate that graduating students are lacking in many different areas, including technical abilities (design, testing, configuration management tools, etc.) personal skills (oral and written communication, teamwork, etc.) and professional qualities (e.g. ethics). By raising awareness of these areas, it is possible for educators to become aware of areas where students most frequently fail to meet expectations and to make curriculum changes or other adjustments to address these problems.
AB - Although computer science, information systems, and information technology educators often do an exemplary job of preparing their students for jobs in industry or for further education, there are still many areas where these students do not possess the necessary skills or knowledge based on the expectations of employers or academia. These gaps between the abilities of graduating students and those expectations can prevent them from succeeding in their careers. This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review conducted to determine which areas graduating students most frequently fall short of the expectations of industry or academia. The results of this review indicate that graduating students are lacking in many different areas, including technical abilities (design, testing, configuration management tools, etc.) personal skills (oral and written communication, teamwork, etc.) and professional qualities (e.g. ethics). By raising awareness of these areas, it is possible for educators to become aware of areas where students most frequently fail to meet expectations and to make curriculum changes or other adjustments to address these problems.
KW - Computer science education
KW - Computer science pedagogy
KW - Knowledge deficiency
KW - Required skills
KW - Software developer
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U2 - 10.1145/2445196.2445351
DO - 10.1145/2445196.2445351
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84876268289
SN - 9781450320306
T3 - SIGCSE 2013 - Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
SP - 525
EP - 530
BT - SIGCSE 2013 - Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2013
Y2 - 6 March 2013 through 9 March 2013
ER -