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Identifying Core Concepts of Cybersecurity: Results of Two Delphi Processes
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Parekh, Geet; DeLatte, David; Herman, Geoffrey L.; Oliva, Linda; Phatak, Dhananjay; Scheponik, Travis; Sherman, Alan T. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2018
This paper presents and analyzes results of two Delphi processes that polled cybersecurity experts to rate cybersecurity topics based on importance, difficulty, and timelessness. These ratings can be used to identify core concepts--cross-cutting ideas that connect knowledge in the discipline. The first Delphi process identified core concepts that…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Specialists, Fundamental Concepts, Computer Security
The Impact of the Digital Divide on First-Year Community College Students
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Mansfield, Malinda – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Some students do not possess the learning management system (LMS) and basic computer skills needed for success in first-year experience (FYE) courses. The purpose of this quantitative study, based on the Integrative Learning Design Framework and theory of transactional distance, was to identify what basic computer skills and LMS skills are needed…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, College Freshmen, Database Management Systems
University versus Practice: A Pilot Study to Identify Skills Shortages That Exist in First-Year Trainee Accountants in South Africa
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van Romburgh, Henriëtte; van der Merwe, Nico – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
This study aims to determine the skills shortages in first-year trainee accountants entering practice in South Africa and to recommend ways to address and overcome those shortages. Questionnaires were administered to registered audit firms in Gauteng Province to gather the perceptions of senior trainees, managers and partners on the skills…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Occupational Surveys, Questionnaires
Accounting Education and the Provision of Soft Skills: Implications of the Recent NZICA CA Academic Requirement Changes
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Low, Mary; Samkin, Grant; Liu, Christina – e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, 2013
This research examined the role of accounting education in the provision of soft skills to accounting graduates, and how this may be affected by the recent changes in academic requirements initiated by NZICA. A qualitative research method utilizing in-depth interviews was conducted with accounting graduates, partners of the Big4 accounting firms,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Basic Skills, Educational Needs, Qualitative Research
Colorado Commission on Higher Education Legislative Report on Remedial Education, 2010
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Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 2011
The information in this report is presented to encourage continued conversation regarding preparation for college and remedial or developmental education in Colorado. This report documents action taken and data gathered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) for academic year 2010 (Summary 2009-Spring 2010) as required by statute to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, State Colleges, Community Colleges
Employer Perceptions of Student Informational Interviewing Skills and Behaviors
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Orr, Claudia; Sherony, Bruce; Steinhaus, Carol – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
Employers continue to report that soft skills are critically important in obtaining employment and achieving long-term career success. Given the challenging job market for college graduates, business school faculty need to provide practical opportunities for students to develop their soft skills in professional settings. A longitudinal study was…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews, Student Behavior, Longitudinal Studies