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Draus, Peter; Mishra, Sushma; Slonka, Kevin; Bromall, Natalya – Information Systems Education Journal, 2022
Information Technology (IT) skills gap discourse suggests a mismatch between what students are acquiring in terms of knowledge and skills in their education versus what employers believe are useful skills for doing day to day tasks. This study builds upon previous research (analyzing the skills of college students in IT-related majors) by…
Descriptors: Skills, Achievement Gap, Employment Qualifications, Information Technology
Kirk, Diana; Luxton-Reilly, Andrew; Tempero, Ewan – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2020
New Zealand has a shortage of skilled workers in information technology (IT). Skills relating to computer programming (e.g., software engineer, applications programmer, software tester, web developer) all appear on the 2019 Long Term Skill Shortage List published by Immigration New Zealand. In many parts of the world, demand for computing…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Skilled Workers, Computer Science Education
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Hollister, Jonathan M.; Spears, Laura I.; Mardis, Marcia A.; Lee, Jisue; McClure, Charles R.; Liebman, Elizabeth – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: In response to recent calls for research relating to employers' perceptions of the workplace readiness of new graduates in a variety of fields, the purpose of this paper is to report North Florida employers' perceptions of information technology (IT) program graduates' workplace readiness. These findings are relevant to stakeholders in…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential, College Graduates, Information Technology
Batt, Rosemary; Christopherson, Susan; Rightor, Ned; Van Jaarsveld, Danielle – 2001
A study was made of the labor market issues facing professionals and employers in the new media industry, an industry that combines elements of computing technology, telecommunications, and content to create products and services that can be used interactively by consumers and business owners. The study was carried out through a Web-based survey…
Descriptors: Adults, College Graduates, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics