Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.1-15
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- 2006
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- 1598-6284(pISSN)
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- 2508-1209(eISSN)
Critical IS Knowledge and Skills Required by Indusrties : Findings form Korea
정보시스템 실무자들이 필요로 하는 지식 및 기술
Abstract
This paper classifies the critical knowledge/skill set required to IS practitioners according to content or domain of knowledge : IS technology knowledge/skills, organizational and societal knowledge/skills, interpersonal knowledge/skills, and personal traits knowledge/skills. The survey reveals that Korean IS practitioners rate interpersonal knowledge/skills and personal traits knowledge/skills the most important, and organizational and societal knowledge/skills the least important. Specifically, they rate creative thinking, critical thinking, interpersonal communication skills, team working skills, personal motivation, operating systems, programming languages, DB/data warehouse, IS technological trend, networkicommunicationisecurity especially important. The survey also shows that Koran IS practitioners feel knowledge deficiency in almost all knowledge/skills areas. The results confirm that the curriculum of universities, the training and education programs of industries, and IS/IT education policy of the government should be revised as soon as possible.
Keywords
- IS (information systems);
- MIS (management information systems);
- IT (information technology);
- IS Professionals;
- Knowledge and Skills