Competency for Computer Science Students

Suprawin Wongthanawimok

Ball State UniversityCS 689 Research Method

OutlineIntroduction

Problem Statement

Hypothesis

Objectives

Literature Review

Research Design

Questionnaire

Conclusion and Future Work

IntroductionThe computer technology is one of the highest competition in the business world.

Human resources in Computer Science are needed.

The trend of studying in Computer Science is increased.

What are you looking for from studying in Computer Science ?

Problem Statement

Most people choose to study in Computer Science becauseGraduates get a job easierA popular fieldA good placement rate.

People do not think about required competency for this field.

Hypothesis

Computer Science students who have

more competency will be expected to

get better opportunity.

Objectives

Prove competency which affect to job

recruitment.

Study the career trend for Computer

Science graduates.

Change the attitude of prospective

students of Computer Science.

Definition of CompetencyCompetency is the ability to do something well or effectively.

Competency Competence.

Competence refers to the person’s ability, which isWhat a person can doUnderlyingMotivation and self-knowledgeEffective performance

Literature Review

The Making the Match project (by Rush and Ever 1987) generates the bases of competence.Managing SelfCommunicationManaging PeopleMobilizing Innovation and Change

Literature Review

The competence concept (by George Von Krogh and Johan Roos 1996) composes ofKnowledgeExperienceAttitudesExhibited personal characteristics.

Research Design

Design a questionnaire for this research

Survey the idea of Computer Science graduates about their competency and job advancement.

Analyze the collected data and define competency which affect to job recruitment.

Questionnaire

Conclusion and Future Work

The collected data will be manipulated to display that the Competency will influence to the placement rate of Computer Science graduates.

Learning about competency will be helpful for Computer Science students when they graduate.