An Empirical Study about the Critical Factors Affecting MIS Students’ Job Opportunities

Fang, Xiang; Lee, Sooun

doi:10.28945/284

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“…Based on their feedback, the authors-with the assistance of three statisticians-refined the questionnaire. Some of the demographic questions had been used in an empirical study by Fang, Lee, Lee, and Huang (2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

Perception Gaps about Skills Requirement for Entry-Level IS Professionals between Recruiters and Students

Lee

Fang

2008

Information Resources Management Journal

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Dramatic changes in the U.S. economic situations and offshore outsourcing trends in the IT (Information Technology) industry have affected the IS (Information Systems) job market and recruiters with regard to IS knowledge/skills that their new hires should possess. Keeping pace with these changes presents a challenge for IS recruiters and students. There is an urgent need for a study that investigates the perception gaps between IS recruiters and students about the knowledge/skill sets required for a new entry-level IS hire. This study reports the findings from a survey of IS recruiters and IS students in the U.S., detailing the differences of their understanding about the knowledge/skills requirement.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perception Gaps about Skills Requirement for Entry-Level IS Professionals between Recruiters and Students

Lee

Fang

2008

Information Resources Management Journal

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“…Chen et al (2018) consider that satisfaction with an internship is related with the student's preparation to access the job market. Fang et al (2004) have also noted that students who have done an internship receive more job offers than those who have not done one. All this means that the students feel a greater satisfaction with doing an internship.…”

Section: Relationship Between Internship Satisfaction and Employabilitymentioning

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The influence of emotional intelligence on internships in higher Education

González-Zamora

Vázquez‐Cano

2022

Rev. complut. educ

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Las prácticas consisten en trabajos temporales que brindan experiencia en tiempo real a los estudiantes. Estas prácticas son especialmente valoradas no solo por los estudiantes, sino también por el profesorado y las empresas. A pesar de la importancia y el crecimiento de los programas de prácticas profesionales en la educación superior, no se ha estudiado suficientemente la influencia de la Inteligencia Emocional (IE) en estos programas. Este estudio pretende abordar esta carencia por medio del análisis de la relación del efecto de la IE con en el periodo de prácticas, la empleabilidad y la satisfacción de los estudiantes. Para este propósito se diseñó un cuestionario que fue enviado de modo online a estudiantes de dos universidades españolas. Para ello, se aplicó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales a una muestra de 240 estudiantes. Los resultados indican que la IE influye directamente en las prácticas de los estudiantes universitarios. Los resultados también nos permiten afirmar que la IE tiene una influencia indirecta en la mejora de la empleabilidad y en el nivel de satisfacción de los estudiantes con las prácticas. Estos hallazgos pueden ayudar a universidades, profesorado, facultades y a las empresas anfitrionas a mejorar el diseño de los programas de prácticas en la educación superior.

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“…It shows that overall, sampled participants were indifferent to how they learned. Researchers like Fang & Lee (2005) suggest that "MIS students pursue MIS internships, especially the more technically focused ones like networking and system analysis and designrelated MIS internships because there are strong positive associations between those internships and the frequency of full-time MIS job offers" (p. 398). That recommendation may encourage and motivate students to increase their learning efforts in their internships and, at the same time, uncover that some universities are not preparing their students for employability.…”

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Needed MIS Competencies to the Job Market: Students’ Perspective

Hejase,

Fayyad-Kazan,

Hejase

et al. 2023

BJMAS

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify the sets of competencies that are commensurate with employability requirements. The study follows a quantitative, deductive, and positivist approach. A sample of 62 Lebanese students majoring in management information technology and management information systems (MIT/MIS) was selected conveniently based on the participants' willingness to participate. Students belonged to three Lebanese universities. The research capitalizes on a survey questionnaire divided into three sections. The first section includes knowledge questions, the second section constitutes five parts that address different sets of competencies, and the third section constitutes demographics. Questions and statements followed different styles. Collected data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS version 26.0 package. Data analysis used descriptive, factor, and linear regression analyses. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were very favorable. Results identified seven factors, each factor constituting 3 to 10 elements. These were condensed using a variable transformation technique and obtained weighted sums modeled using regression analysis. As a result, a competency model was assessed based on the students' current competencies against the necessary employability competencies. The research outcomes serve as a boost to the MIT/MIS competencies theoretical foundations in the context of Lebanon. Moreover, results, though not generalized, serve as an eye-opener for future research. Several recommendations posit the implications to policymakers in higher education and employers in the ICT sectors and other technology-based companies.

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An Empirical Study about the Critical Factors Affecting MIS Students’ Job Opportunities

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Perception Gaps about Skills Requirement for Entry-Level IS Professionals between Recruiters and Students

Perception Gaps about Skills Requirement for Entry-Level IS Professionals between Recruiters and Students

The influence of emotional intelligence on internships in higher Education

Needed MIS Competencies to the Job Market: Students’ Perspective

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