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Recommendations for improvement to the South African information technology curriculum: a case study of new higher certificate graduates' first year of employment

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dc.contributor.advisor Schoeman, M. A.
dc.contributor.author Panday, Annelee
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-19T06:40:04Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-19T06:40:04Z
dc.date.issued 2019-05
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26211
dc.description.abstract Employment issues in South Africa (SA) are a significant problem. There are ongoing discussions revolving around the employability challenges facing South African graduates, particularly in the Information Technology (IT) sector. The preparedness of these IT graduates has been questioned with many looking towards skill sets and employability status while others have scrutinised the validity of the IT curriculum meeting industry needs. The research focuses on a case study of graduates from an accredited, private higher education institution in SA. The study followed a qualitative approach using questionnaires and interviews to understand the experiences of employers, employed graduates and recruitment personnel upon employment of the graduates. This study investigated, determined and confirmed recommendations to adapt the South African higher education IT curriculum to improve the productivity of IT graduates upon employment. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xi, 181 leaves) : illustrations (some color) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Employability en
dc.subject Graduate impacts en
dc.subject Graduate preparedness en
dc.subject Higher education en
dc.subject IT companies en
dc.subject IT curriculum design en
dc.subject IT graduates en
dc.subject Skills gap en
dc.subject Skill sets en
dc.subject Unemployment en
dc.subject.ddc 004.071168
dc.subject.lcsh Information technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Case studies en
dc.subject.lcsh Cloud computing -- South Africa -- Case studies en
dc.subject.lcsh Education, Higher -- Curricula -- South Africa -- Case studies en
dc.subject.lcsh Employability -- South Africa -- Case studies en
dc.title Recommendations for improvement to the South African information technology curriculum: a case study of new higher certificate graduates' first year of employment en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department School of Computing en
dc.description.degree M. Sc. (Computing) en


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