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dc.contributor.authorPotter, Leigh Ellen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T13:09:58Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T13:09:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.isbn9781450357685
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3209626.3209716
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/381586
dc.description.abstractStudents can enter IT degrees with only a general idea of available career pathways and career options. Students often select an IT degree based on intrinsic interest in IT, however their career decisions can be based on misconceptions about the industry. The 'Day in the Life' application seeks to provide industry and career knowledge to first- and second-year IT students through an informative resource detailing the daily activities of various IT professionals, with a focus upon individual video interviews and organisation-related content. Usability testing was conducted to answer the question: to what level does this site alone change students' perspectives or understanding of day-to-day work in the IT industry? While revisions are recommended, overall student feedback indicates that the application has a positive effect on student knowledge, understanding, and career confidence.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherACM
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofchapter70132
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameAnnual ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research (ACM SIGMIS-CPR)
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleSIGMIS-CPR'18: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2018 ACM SIGMIS CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND PEOPLE RESEARCH
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2018-06-18
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2018-06-20
dc.relation.ispartoflocationNY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom138
dc.relation.ispartofpageto142
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman-computer interaction
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode460806
dc.titleA Day in the Life: An Interactive Application to Introduce IT Students to the Workplace
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPotter, Leigh Ellen C.


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