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Integrating Professionalism and Workplace: Issues into the Computing and Information Technology Curriculum: Report of the ITiCSE'99, Working Group on Professionalism

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Educators in computing and information technology (CIT) suggest a need for graduates going into the workplace to have a better understanding of professionalism and workplace issues. It is not enough for graduates to have technical capabilities. They must understand many aspects of CIT as a discipline. They should be aware of the various types of CIT educational programs, different job titles and functions, and some aspects of the employment supply and demand. They should be aware of the need for each computing worker to have professional responsibility for their work, and an awareness of the importance of appropriate ethical behavior in the group. They must also have an awareness of the impact of information technology on society as a whole and on individuals, and be prepared to handle a variety of issues arising in the workplace. This paper provides a rationale for the inclusion of professionalism in the CIT curriculum. It focuses on the responsibilities of CIT instructors and provides material to assist carrying out this obligation.

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    cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
    ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 31, Issue 4
    Dec. 1999
    122 pages
    ISSN:0097-8418
    DOI:10.1145/349522
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    • cover image ACM Conferences
      ITiCSE-WGR '99: Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education
      December 1999
      128 pages
      ISBN:9781450373258
      DOI:10.1145/349316

    Copyright © 1999 ACM

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    Association for Computing Machinery

    New York, NY, United States

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    • Published: 1 December 1999

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