Informing the career development of IT students by understanding their career aspirations and skill development action plans McKenzie, Sophie, Coldwell-Neilson, Jo and Palmer, Stuart 2017, Informing the career development of IT students by understanding their career aspirations and skill development action plans, Australian journal of career development, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 14-23, doi: 10.1177/1038416217697972. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads mckenzie-informingcareer-post-2017.pdf Accepted version application/pdf 233.22KB 72 Title Informing the career development of IT students by understanding their career aspirations and skill development action plans Author(s) McKenzie, Sophie orcid.org/0000-0001-5803-640X Coldwell-Neilson, Jo orcid.org/0000-0002-3602-8334 Palmer, Stuart orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-0597 Journal name Australian journal of career development Volume number 26 Issue number 1 Start page 14 End page 23 Total pages 10 Publisher SAGE Publications Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2017-05-15 ISSN 1038-4162 Keyword(s) Career aspirations Career development Higher education Information Technology Career skills Summary Attending university can assist students to make informed and realistic choices regarding their career. However, career development is a complex process and there are discipline-specific aspects to consider. In Information Technology, no clear career developmental pathway is evident in the literature despite recent efforts by employers, educators, and professional societies to help students improve their career expectations and employability upon graduation. This study aims to understand better the career aspirations and expectations of tertiary Information Technology students, so that their beliefs and needs can be taken into consideration when supporting them in career development. This study uses both qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore the career aspirations of 306 students. The results demonstrated variability in students’ short-term aspirations and a lack of understanding regarding effective actions to achieve their career goals, highlighting issues with setting realistic expectations. Outcomes show that undergraduate Information Technology students may require assistance with negotiating career choice. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1038416217697972 Field of Research 1303 Specialist Studies In Education 1701 Psychology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2017, Australian Council for Educational Research Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30096783 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Information Technology Open Access Collection PVC's Office - Science and Technology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 18 May 2017, 10:15:28 EST Fri, 19 May 2017, 05:00:06 EST Fri, 19 May 2017, 08:14:49 EST Wed, 13 Sep 2017, 06:04:27 EST Wed, 13 Sep 2017, 15:35:32 EST Wed, 13 Sep 2017, 15:39:03 EST Mon, 18 Sep 2017, 13:35:36 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:45:56 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 181 Abstract Views, 75 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 18 May 2017, 10:15:28 EST

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