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The Importance of Embedding Meta Skills in Computer Science Graduate Apprenticeship Programmes

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ITiCSE '20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3341525.3394010

Published: 15 June 2020 Publication History

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The purpose of this proposal is to investigate the need for the increased focus on developing transferable and meta skills of Graduate Apprentice Computer Science students and how the advancements of technology can impact the need for this. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is evolving at an exponential rate and is shaping industry and the workplace. The need for developing higher-order skills more explicitly, rather than through the hidden curriculum, will be investigated to ensure students are prepared for the constantly changing landscape of the workplace.

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The Importance of Embedding Meta Skills in Computer Science Graduate Apprenticeship Programmes
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
    2. Computing profession
      1. Employment issues

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ITiCSE '20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

June 2020

615 pages

ISBN:9781450368742

DOI:10.1145/3341525

General Chairs:
Michail Giannakos
NTNU, Norway
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University of Auckland, NZ
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NTNU, Norway

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Das KMungra YAmbika ADhir A(2023)Creative Meta-Skills: Construct, Dimensions and Implications for Marketing ProfessionalsAustralasian Marketing Journal10.1177/1441358223115426832:2(98-112)Online publication date: 17-Feb-2023
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English RHayes A(2022)Towards Integrated Graduate Skills for UK Computing Science StudentsProceedings of the 2022 Conference on United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research10.1145/3555009.3555018(1-7)Online publication date: 1-Sep-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3555009.3555018
English RMaguire JHayes A(2021)Improving Computer Science Student Graduate Skills Through AssessmentProceedings of the 5th Conference on Computing Education Practice10.1145/3437914.3437979(38-38)Online publication date: 7-Jan-2021
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