Between the Information Economy and Student Recruitment: Present Conjuncture and Future Prospects. / Murtagh, Fionn.
In: UPGRADE: The European journal for the informatics professional, Vol. IX, No. 5, 10.2008, p. 56-64.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Between the Information Economy and Student Recruitment: Present Conjuncture and Future Prospects. / Murtagh, Fionn.
In: UPGRADE: The European journal for the informatics professional, Vol. IX, No. 5, 10.2008, p. 56-64.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Between the Information Economy and Student Recruitment: Present Conjuncture and Future Prospects
AU - Murtagh, Fionn
N1 - 18 pages, 4 figures
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - In university programs and curricula, in general we react to the need to meet market needs. We respond to market stimulus, or at least try to do so. Consider now an inverted view. Consider our data and perspectives in university programs as reflecting and indeed presaging economic trends. In this article I pursue this line of thinking. I show how various past events fit very well into this new view. I provide explanation for why some technology trends happened as they did, and why some current developments are important now.
AB - In university programs and curricula, in general we react to the need to meet market needs. We respond to market stimulus, or at least try to do so. Consider now an inverted view. Consider our data and perspectives in university programs as reflecting and indeed presaging economic trends. In this article I pursue this line of thinking. I show how various past events fit very well into this new view. I provide explanation for why some technology trends happened as they did, and why some current developments are important now.
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KW - cs.GL
KW - K.0; K.1; K.3.0; K.4.3; K.7.0
M3 - Article
VL - IX
SP - 56
EP - 64
JO - UPGRADE: The European journal for the informatics professional
JF - UPGRADE: The European journal for the informatics professional
SN - 1684-5285
IS - 5
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