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Recommended Citation: Haga, W A, G J Morris, C H Mawhinney, and J S Morrell. Changes in the Systems Analyst Skill Set: 2006 versus 2001. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2007, v 24 (Pittsburgh): §2522. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 6(42). ISSN: 1545-679X.)

Recipient of Meritorious Paper Award

Changes in the Systems Analyst Skill Set: 2006 versus 2001

Refereed

6 pages

Wayne A. Haga    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
Metropolitan State College of Denver    [u1] [u2]
Denver, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

Gerard J. Morris    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
Metropolitan State College of Denver    [u1] [u2]
Denver, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

Charles H. Mawhinney    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
Metropolitan State College of Denver    [u1] [u2]
Denver, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

Joseph S. Morrell    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
Metropolitan State College of Denver    [u1] [u2]
Denver, Colorado, USA    [c1] [c2]

This paper addresses the issue of what skills are necessary to be successful as an Information System Analyst. An empirical study was performed to investigate the skill set requirements for the systems analysis position in the current job market and compare those requirements with those reported in a previously published paper. It is important to address these issues to be better able to advise students in an information systems program and to better package the curriculum content. This study found evidence of changing roles and responsibilities and requisite skills compared to those previously reported.

Keywords: systems analyst, job skills, curriculum

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