Title :
IT education: more specialized in 2010
Author :
Williams, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Worldwide Solutions Archit. Group, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA
Abstract :
IT education is about as agile as a barge when it comes to reacting to changes in the IT industry. It takes a while but eventually the educational institutions do align their programs with advances in the technical and business requirements of IT hiring needs and corporate research agendas. Because of institutional inertia, however, program changes are usually years behind changes in industry fundamentals. IT education in 2010 changed in the following ways: 1) specialized educational programs fully reflect changes in the global IT community; 2) universities incorporate product commoditization into their curriculums; 3) remote learning technologies become sophisticated and highly used; 4) and IT education increases its focus on business and communication skills.
Keywords :
computer literacy; distance learning; educational institutions; information technology; technological forecasting; IT education; business skills; communication skills; educational institutions; product commoditization; remote learning; specialized educational programs; Boats; Business communication; Companies; Educational institutions; Educational products; Educational programs; Educational technology; Remuneration; Roads; Vocational training;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2004.86
