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Hala Alrumaih e Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia ACM Representative John Impagliazzo e Hofstra University, USA ACM Education Board Representative Barry Lunt e Brigham Young University, USA ACM and SIGITE Representative Ming Zhang e Peking University, China ACM Representative Brenda Byers i Professional and Educational Activities Board, Canada IEEE CS Representative William Newhouse i National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA; ISACA ACM Representative Bill Paterson Mount Royal University, Canada ACM and SIGITE Representative Svetlana Peltsverger Kennesaw State University, USA ACM Representative Cara Tang Portland Community College, USA ACM Representative Gerrit van der Veer ACM SIGCHI; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands ACM Representative Barbara Viola i Viotech Solutions Inc., USA; AITP ACM Representative c = IT2017 Task Group Chair e = IT2017 Executive Committee Member i = IT2017 Industry Representative Page 4 of 163 Information Technology 2017 Final Curriculum Report IT2017 2017 December 10 Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 9 Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................................................................................... 11 1.1 Vision, Mission, and Goals ............................................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Overall Scope of Computing ......................................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Structure of the IT2017 Report .................................................................................................................. 12 1.4 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................................ 13 1.5 Recurring Themes and Overtones ............................................................................................................. 14 1.6 Global Improvement ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2: The Information Technology Discipline ................................................................ 16 2.1 The Role of IT within the Computing Disciplines ................................................................................ 16 2.2 Driving Forces through IT Innovations ................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Definition of the Information Technology Academic Discipline ................................................... 18 2.4 IT Graduate Profile and Professional Readiness ................................................................................. 19 2.5 Research in IT .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Chapter 3: Preparing Contemporary IT Professionals .......................................................... 22 3.1 Rationale .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 3.2 Professional Practice ....................................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Preparing for the Global Workplace ......................................................................................................... 24 3.3.1 Workplace Awareness ............................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.2 Modeling Local and Global Work Environments ........................................................................... 25 3.3.3 Administration, Faculty, and Student Roles ..................................................................................... 26 3.4 Incorporating Professionalism and Ethics into the Curriculum ................................................... 26 3.5 Assessing Professional and Ethical Work ............................................................................................... 26 3.6 Certifications ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 4: Competencies and Information Technology ........................................................ 28 4.1 Competency in Theory ................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1.1 Meaning of Competency ........................................................................................................................... 28 4.1.2 A Performance Perspective on Learning ........................................................................................... 29 4.1.3 Learning Transfer ....................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 IT Competencies and Professional Practice .......................................................................................... 31 Chapter 5: Industry Perspectives on Information Technology ........................................... 33 5.1 Overview of Industry and Information Technology .......................................................................... 33 5.1.1 The Academic Myth .................................................................................................................................... 34 5.1.2 State of IT Skills Gap ................................................................................................................................... 34 5.1.3 IT Job Situation ............................................................................................................................................. 36 5.2 General IT Skills ................................................................................................................................................ 37 5.2.1 Soft Skills ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 5.2.2 Communication Skills ................................................................................................................................ 38 5.2.3 Teamwork Skills .......................................................................................................................................... 39 5.3 Technical Skills .................................................................................................................................................. 39 5.3.1 Certification as an indicator of experience ....................................................................................... 40 5.4 Integrated