Graduateness of computing students in a Sub- Saharan African context
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Authors
Kroeze, Jan H
Prinsloo, Paul
Ponelis, Shana
Venter, Isabella
Pretorius, Philip
Issue Date
2012-08-09
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Graduateness , graduate attributes , National Qualifications Framework (NQF) , South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) , Computing, Computer Science , Information Systems , Information Communication Technology (ICT) , education , curriculum , accreditation , literacy , self-assessment
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Abstract
This poster presentation discusses graduate attributes that are required of students in Computer Science and Information
Systems disciplines in Africa in general and in South Africa in particular. Graduate attributes as envisioned by students and
employers internationally are discussed, complemented by an international, liberal education perspective, to indicate the
importance of graduate attributes from both of these groups’ perspective. This discussion is followed by insights specific to
Computing disciplines in Sub-Saharan African countries. An overview of the graduate attributes required by the South
African National Qualifications Framework and the South African Qualifications Authority is compared to the attributes
suggested by the Association for Computing Machinery for Computing syllabi. This association may help African-, and in
particular, South African Computing departments to self-assess their programs in terms of international standards.
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Citation
Kroeze, J. H., Prinsloo, P., Ponelis, S.R., Venter, I. M. and Pretorius, P. D., Graduateness of Computing Students in an African context, Poster Abstract Published in: Proceedings of the18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012 Proceedings), Seattle, Washington, USA, August 9-11, 2012, Paper 11, http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/proceedings/Posters/11 (July 29, 2012)
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AMCIS