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Recommended Citation: Wolk, R M.  How Important is Student Computing Ability? The Role of Information Technology Competence in Business School Accreditation.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2006, v 23 (Dallas): §3142. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 6(39). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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How Important is Student Computing Ability? The Role of Information Technology Competence in Business School Accreditation

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Refereed14 pages
Robert M. Wolk    [a1] [a2]
School of Business
Bridgewater State College    [u1] [u2]
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA    [c1] [c2]

Research involving students taking a senior capstone course in a public four- year business school revealed a significant relationship between student satisfaction in their perceived computing ability and student satisfaction in their analysis and problem solving skills. Computing availability and student satisfaction in the level of instruction were not related to student satisfaction in computing ability. Increasing accreditation pressures require detailed examination of the effect of student competence in information technology. The study provides a brief history and examination of the importance of information technology skills to employers and for accreditation standards.

Keywords: accreditation, student computing ability, outcomes assessment

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