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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)
They are talking about this topic: Educational Partnerships
The quotes below are about this issue:
For primary curricular recommendations, employers suggest phone application coursework, additional group work to enhance teamwork skills, and training on security protocols.
| "Employer 1: I think pushing individuals out of their comfort zone during their education process is a good thing. Especially for the real introverted ones. Giving them intervals where they are forced to communicate in group settings or in team settings. I think that can make a difference. Because as soon as they come into our business they're going to be out of their comfort zone regularly in terms of the technologies they have to learn, communication situations, and business situations. They're constantly being put into situations that are going to stretch them. So, the sooner they get used to the idea, the better it is. Question: And that's something you would put into a curriculum? Employer 1: Yes. Employer 2: I'd offer that for the analysts that work for me. The percentage of the time that they are able to be isolationists and focus on just building something is only about ten percent." |
Northeast |
| "Software development in the healthcare area would be a sweet degree for us." | Northeast |
| "It's definitely a balancing act. And I think it would be a very tough task to be establishing a curriculum for IT in a four-year program, unless the first two years is communication and business-focused, and then the last two years focus specifically on current industry technologies. I don't believe this exists—at least I'm not aware of that." | Northeast |