Open source software in Information Technology education

As Malaysia strengthens its position as an outsourcing hub, there continues to be many job opportunities in information technology in Malaysia. This paper looks at the ranking of open source software skills in demand. Further, it provides insights into graduates' perception of usefulness for co...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Norshidah, , Muhammad Sadry, Hussein, Ramlah
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2009
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description As Malaysia strengthens its position as an outsourcing hub, there continues to be many job opportunities in information technology in Malaysia. This paper looks at the ranking of open source software skills in demand. Further, it provides insights into graduates' perception of usefulness for courses using open source software versus proprietary software at a local institution of higher learning.
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spelling iium-8302016-01-11T06:27:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/830/ Open source software in Information Technology education Mohamed, Norshidah , Muhammad Sadry Hussein, Ramlah L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education As Malaysia strengthens its position as an outsourcing hub, there continues to be many job opportunities in information technology in Malaysia. This paper looks at the ranking of open source software skills in demand. Further, it provides insights into graduates' perception of usefulness for courses using open source software versus proprietary software at a local institution of higher learning. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2009 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/830/1/open_source_software_in_information_technology_education.pdf Mohamed, Norshidah and , Muhammad Sadry and Hussein, Ramlah (2009) Open source software in Information Technology education. In: International Conference on Information Management and Engineering, 2009. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5077006&tag=1 10.1109/ICIME.2009.122
spellingShingle L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
Mohamed, Norshidah
, Muhammad Sadry
Hussein, Ramlah
Open source software in Information Technology education
title Open source software in Information Technology education
title_full Open source software in Information Technology education
title_fullStr Open source software in Information Technology education
title_full_unstemmed Open source software in Information Technology education
title_short Open source software in Information Technology education
title_sort open source software in information technology education
topic L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/830/1/open_source_software_in_information_technology_education.pdf