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Article: Essential entry-level skills for systems analysts.
- Article from:
- Journal of Education for Business
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
- Author:
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ABSTRACT. In this study, the authors provide some details about a variety of entry-level skills that are vitally important to systems analysts. They gathered the data from information technology practitioners, who related their experiences with real-world systems development projects. Such empirical evidence may be useful to faculty as they decide which development practices to emphasize in information systems curricula, as they attempt to align educational programs with industry practices, and as they advise students.
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Information systems (IS) educators are often faced with difficult decisions during curricular deliberations. Should the focus ...