Leigh Ellen Potter
ABSTRACT
As Information Technology academics we seek to prepare our students for their future endeavours, and these are generally focused on an IT professional career. To commence such a career, our graduates need a range of skills, both technical and professional and the ability to demonstrate these skills. In this paper a study of a graduating class of IT students is examined to explore their own identification and evaluation of their skills. Their self-rated skills are compared to a peer evaluation, assessor evaluation, and an evaluation from the industry partner to determine the accuracy of their self-rated skills evaluation.
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Index Terms
- Preparing for Projects: IT Student Self-Evaluation of Technical and Professional Skills
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