Matome J. Mashiapata

CAREER AWARENESS AMONG FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Do first year students have sufficient career information when they make their choice to study Information Technology?

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Produktbeschreibung

The number of prospective students in Information Technology is usually higher than most of the courses.The question that arises is whether these students have sufficient career information or awareness when they choose Information Technology. The results of a study applied in this project showed that some students chose to study Information Technology by default. For some of them there was no career information or guidance received prior to entering tertiary education. Information Technology was chosen as a course of study based on peer influence, parental influence and other reasons that were not career-related. A model proposed in this study suggests that the university must bridge the gap between school and university whereby prospective and first year students are guided about careers prior to registration at the institution. Specific career orientation should be done prior to registration to ensure that students who register, do so with a full understanding and knowledge ofwhat the course entails and what the career prospects are.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 423g
• ISBN-13: 9783844325584
• ISBN-10: 3844325581
• Artikelnr.: 33243092

Autorenporträt

Matome Jack Mashiapata was born in 1964 and he matriculated in 1982 in Polokwane. Between 1987 and 2001 he worked as an educator in High School and laterin the Psychological Services of the Department of Education. From 2001 he was involved with student counselling in higher education.He is registered as an educational psychologist.