DocumentCode
2294626
Title
Preparing Future IT Managers for the Services Economy
Author
Campbell, Piers ; Hope, Beverley ; Jaffar, Ahmad
Author_Institution
UAE Univ., Al-Ain
fYear
2008
fDate
6-11 July 2008
Firstpage
53
Lastpage
56
Abstract
This paper presents a new postgraduate program in IT management which contains a core component designed to equip IT professionals in the United Arab Emirates with the necessary skills to transition to the emerging services driven economy. Candidates enrolled in this program will be graduates from an IT related field who wish to develop their career path into a management role. The program is aimed to provide a solid platform for management of a diverse range of specialist IT management while exposing candidates to the changes required in shifting to the design, delivery and support of services.
Keywords
information management; information technology; IT managers; United Arab Emirates; management role; Business; Cities and towns; Councils; Education; Engineering profession; Information technology; Investments; Solids; Technological innovation; Technology management; Curriculum; Education; SSME; Services;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Services - Part I, 2008. IEEE Congress on
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3286-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SERVICES-1.2008.26
Filename
4578294
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