Importance of technical and business skills for future IT professionals

Everyday usage of new information and communication technologies and recent changes in the economy increased the importance of educated IT employees with the right combination of technical and business skills. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the management literature and practice by an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inAmfiteatru economic Vol. 22; no. 54; pp. 567 - 578
Main Authors Tokarcikova, Emese, Malichova, Eva, Kucharcĭkova, Alzbeta, Durisova, Maria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest The Bucharest University of Economic Studies 01.05.2020
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Commerce
Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest
Subjects
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

Loading…
More Information
Summary:Everyday usage of new information and communication technologies and recent changes in the economy increased the importance of educated IT employees with the right combination of technical and business skills. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the management literature and practice by answering the question of what abilities today's IT students should have to fulfil the requirements of their future workplace. Our surveys via the questionnaires and semi-structured interviews among IT employers and IT students identify the importance of hybrid skills and the increasing managers' awareness of this topic. The findings indicated that not only the employers but also the students call for the increase of education efforts to improve these skills. The skills and knowledge recognized in our surveys should be mastered by the university educators to prepare graduates by providing innovative learning and teaching methods. For IT students, it is essential to acquire and develop technical skills as the core ones, but they also need the business skills to become desired professionals who can play a significant role in the future workplaces and the economy as a whole.
ISSN:2247-9104
1582-9146
2247-9104
DOI:10.24818/EA/2020/54/567