TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating professionalism and workplace issues into the computing and information technology curriculum
AU - Little, Joyce Currie
AU - Kubilus, Norbert J.
AU - Granger, Mary J.
AU - Lippert, Susan K.
AU - Boyle, Roger
AU - McCracken, W. Michael
AU - Gerhardt-Powals, Jill
AU - Paliwoda, Grazyna
AU - Impagliazzo, John
AU - Soja, Piotr
AU - Janik, Carol
PY - 1999/12/1
Y1 - 1999/12/1
N2 - Educators in computing and information technology (CIT) suggest a need for graduates going into the workplace to have a better understanding of professionalism and workplace issues. It is not enough for graduates to have technical capabilities. They must understand many aspects of CIT as a discipline. They should be aware of the various types of CIT educational programs, different job titles and functions, and some aspects of the employment supply and demand. They should be aware of the need for each computing worker to have professional responsibility for their work, and an awareness of the importance of appropriate ethical behavior in the group. They must also have an awareness of the impact of information technology on society as a whole and on individuals, and be prepared to handle a variety of issues arising in the workplace. This paper provides a rationale for the inclusion of professionalism in the CIT curriculum. It focuses on the responsibilities of CIT instructors and provides material to assist carrying out this obligation.
AB - Educators in computing and information technology (CIT) suggest a need for graduates going into the workplace to have a better understanding of professionalism and workplace issues. It is not enough for graduates to have technical capabilities. They must understand many aspects of CIT as a discipline. They should be aware of the various types of CIT educational programs, different job titles and functions, and some aspects of the employment supply and demand. They should be aware of the need for each computing worker to have professional responsibility for their work, and an awareness of the importance of appropriate ethical behavior in the group. They must also have an awareness of the impact of information technology on society as a whole and on individuals, and be prepared to handle a variety of issues arising in the workplace. This paper provides a rationale for the inclusion of professionalism in the CIT curriculum. It focuses on the responsibilities of CIT instructors and provides material to assist carrying out this obligation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028758197&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/349316.349558
DO - 10.1145/349316.349558
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028758197
SN - 1942-647X
VL - Part F129195
SP - 106
EP - 120
JO - Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
JF - Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
T2 - 4th Annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 1999
Y2 - 27 June 1999 through 30 June 1999
ER -