Volume 6

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How Important is Student Computing Ability? The Role of Information Technology Competence in Business School Accreditation Robert M. Wolk Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, MA 02325 USA

Abstract: 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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Recommended Citation: Wolk (2008). How Important is Student Computing Ability? The Role of Information Technology Competence in Business School Accreditation. Information Systems Education Journal, 6 (39). http://isedj.org/6/39/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2006: §3142. ISSN: 1542-7382.)