Volume 4

Volume 4, Number 90

October 5, 2006

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What Do Students Know When They Enter College?


Wendy Ceccucci
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT 06518 USA

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to determine the current courses students are being offered in secondary education to prepare a model curriculum for higher education. This research evaluates a sampling of high schools to determine what computer classes students are required to attend and what electives are now available. Topics researched included application courses, programming courses, web or e-commerce courses, hardware and networking courses, and graphics and desktop publishing courses. Classes were evaluated based upon offerings as well as content.

Keywords: secondary education, high school, education, technology, computer

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Recommended Citation: Ceccucci (2006). What Do Students Know When They Enter College? Information Systems Education Journal, 4 (90). http://isedj.org/4/90/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2005: §2344. ISSN: 1542-7382.)