Description
A gap between real life and theory often exists in academic education. However, this gap can be crossed in IS/ICT curriculum. As an attempt at the University of Jyväskylä we ran a Career paths of IS course for new information systems students during the first month of their studies. The aim of the course was to strengthen students’ motivation to proceed in their studies in IS/ICT, their professional identity building, and to give them possibilities to reflect in their own interests within the field and thus help them make choices during their studies. _x000D_ _x000D_ In this paper we present a case study of the Career paths course which is scrutinized from the perspective of the working life orientation. The results are based on a student survey at the end of the course. The paper also discusses the results of the survey in the light of Curriculum Guidelines of ACM and AIS._x000D_
Recommended Citation
Makkonen, Pekka and Skaniakos, Terhi, "Career Paths Training Course - Supporting First Year Information Systems Science Students’ Working Life Horizon" (2015). AMCIS 2015 Proceedings. 2.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2015/ISEdu/GeneralPresentations/2
Career Paths Training Course - Supporting First Year Information Systems Science Students’ Working Life Horizon
A gap between real life and theory often exists in academic education. However, this gap can be crossed in IS/ICT curriculum. As an attempt at the University of Jyväskylä we ran a Career paths of IS course for new information systems students during the first month of their studies. The aim of the course was to strengthen students’ motivation to proceed in their studies in IS/ICT, their professional identity building, and to give them possibilities to reflect in their own interests within the field and thus help them make choices during their studies. _x000D_ _x000D_ In this paper we present a case study of the Career paths course which is scrutinized from the perspective of the working life orientation. The results are based on a student survey at the end of the course. The paper also discusses the results of the survey in the light of Curriculum Guidelines of ACM and AIS._x000D_