Abstract
There is always a gap between what the job market expects from both undergraduates and graduates and what academic education actually provides. Keeping this gap is important in our view, because universities have to put first the best interest of their students as persons, in the long run, i.e. to prepare them to live a fulfilled life, in all the aspects that count, by both empowering them with the best possible knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values and helping them discover their innate abilities. However, finding the right job is an important coordinate of the multifaceted life nowadays, and academia is ought to empower them in this direction too. Our main goal here is to determine what are the most sought after job types (in line with the career tracks of ACM/AIS IS 2010 Curriculum Guidelines for undergraduates) and job requirements (per job type), in Information Systems in our country. However, in our view, this research has more than local interest given that our IS job market is very dynamic due to the consistent presence of both major corporations and active firms in this field.
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Career Tracks and Job Requirements in Information Systems vs. ACM/AIS IS 2010 Curriculum Guidelines: An Empirical Study
There is always a gap between what the job market expects from both undergraduates and graduates and what academic education actually provides. Keeping this gap is important in our view, because universities have to put first the best interest of their students as persons, in the long run, i.e. to prepare them to live a fulfilled life, in all the aspects that count, by both empowering them with the best possible knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values and helping them discover their innate abilities. However, finding the right job is an important coordinate of the multifaceted life nowadays, and academia is ought to empower them in this direction too. Our main goal here is to determine what are the most sought after job types (in line with the career tracks of ACM/AIS IS 2010 Curriculum Guidelines for undergraduates) and job requirements (per job type), in Information Systems in our country. However, in our view, this research has more than local interest given that our IS job market is very dynamic due to the consistent presence of both major corporations and active firms in this field.
Recommended Citation
Vladoiu, M., Constantinescu, Z. & Danciulescu, D. (2019). Career Tracks and Job Requirements in Information Systems vs. ACM/AIS IS 2010 Curriculum Guidelines: An Empirical Study. In A. Siarheyeva, A. Laville, G. Pérocheau, C. Barry, M. Lang, H. Linger, & C. Schneider (Eds.), Information Systems Development: Information Systems Beyond 2020 (ISD2019 Proceedings). Toulon, France: ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée.