Information technology competence in undergraduate Public Administration curricula at South African universities
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Authors
van Jaarsveldt, Liza Ceciel
Wessels, J.S.
Issue Date
2015
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
e-government, ICT, professionalism/professions, public administration,science administrative, service delivery
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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.
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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
Publisher
Sage
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ISSN
0020-8523