“It’s Just Computers and Science” - Exploring Upper Secondary School Students’ Value Expectations, Perceptions and Propositions Around IS Outreach Programs

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Joni Matias Rajala, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandFollow
Marianne Kinnula, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandFollow
Netta Iivari, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandFollow
Tonja Molin-Juustila, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandFollow

Abstract

Education outreach programs for Information Systems (IS) major are important today. As the need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals increases, higher education institutions create education outreach programs to attract students to study ICT majors, including IS. For the outreach programs to be successful, it is important to take the target audience and their needs and expectations into account. For this purpose, this paper investigates education outreach programs through the lens of service dominant logic and conducts an interview study with upper secondary education students to map their expected, perceived, and proposed values towards higher education outreach programs.

Recommended Citation

Rajala, J.M., Kinnula, M., Iivari, N., & Molin-Juustila, T. (2023). “It’s Just Computers and Science” - Exploring Upper Secondary School Students’ Value Expectations, Perceptions and Propositions Around IS Outreach Programs. In A. R. da Silva, M. M. da Silva, J. Estima, C. Barry, M. Lang, H. Linger, & C. Schneider (Eds.), Information Systems Development, Organizational Aspects and Societal Trends (ISD2023 Proceedings). Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Superior Técnico. ISBN: 978-989-33-5509-1. https://doi.org/10.62036/ISD.2023.1

Paper Type

Full Paper

DOI

10.62036/ISD.2023.1