Computing professionals changing needs for the 1990s : a workshop report (National Academy Press, 1993)
Workshop held on Oct. 28-29, 1991, in Irvine, Calif. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references
1 - Introduction -- - 2 - Data and Taxonomy: Computing Professionals Are Hard to Count - Why Are the Data Unsatisfying? - The Current Situation -- - 3 - Demand Crosscurrents: Emerging and Disappearing Jobs - Factors in the Macro Environment Affecting Demand - Changes in Computer-based Technology and Applications Affecting Demand - What Do Employers Want? - Trends in Demand by Function -- - 4 - Supply: Who Enters the Profession? - Degree Programs - Future Supply: Pipeline or Aquifer - Promoting Diversity - Foreign-born Citizens -- - 5 - Training, Retraining, and More Retraining - Education Curricula - Training -- - 6 - Conclusion and Next Steps - Acknowledging Evolving Demand - Broadening and Nurturing the Talent Stream - Providing for Ongoing Training - Acting on Implications for Education - Improving the Linkage Between School and Work - Improving Data Gathering and Analysis - App. A Comparison of Data Sources and Data - Betty M. Vetter -- - App. B U.S. Degree Programs in Computing - A. Joseph Turner -- - App. C The Demand for Human Resources and Skills in the 1990s - E.G. Nichols -- - App. D Workshop Program