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Information technology competence in undergraduate Public Administration curricula at South African universities

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dc.contributor.author van Jaarsveldt, Liza Ceciel
dc.contributor.author Wessels, J.S.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-03-10T14:09:39Z
dc.date.available 2015-03-10T14:09:39Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Van Jaarsveldt, LC. & Wessels, JS. (2015). Information technology competence in undergraduate Public Administration curricula at South African universities. International Review of Administraive Sciences, 0 (0), 1-18 en
dc.identifier.issn 0020-8523
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18355
dc.description.abstract This article reports on research on whether undergraduate Public Administration curricula at South African universities should provide for information and communication technology (ICT) competence and, if so, whether universities actually provide such competence. Both the context within which public servants work and their required vocational and professional characteristics have been shown to support the expectation that the learning of ICT competence be included in the undergraduate Public Administration curricula at South African universities. However, only those universities offering a National Diploma in Public Management include ICT competence as a separate module. The research findings confirm that ICT competence should indeed be included in undergraduate Public Administration curricula due to the need for contextual relevance, and the specific professional and vocational requirements of the public service. It is thus suggested that institutions of higher education, specifically in South Africa, assess their undergraduate Public Administration curricula by applying these curriculum requirements. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Sage en
dc.subject e-government, ICT, professionalism/professions, public administration,science administrative, service delivery en
dc.title Information technology competence in undergraduate Public Administration curricula at South African universities en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Public Administration and Management en


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