An Exploration of Anchoring Female Millennial Students to an IS/IT Career Path: The CLASS Model

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dc.contributor.authorNoteboom, Cherie
dc.contributor.authorRowland, Pam
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-29T02:02:35Z
dc.date.available2016-12-29T02:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-04
dc.description.abstractThere has been much research conducted on the under-representation of women in Science, Technology, and Engineering & Math (STEM). Looking specifically at the area of Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT), women are largely under-represented in degree programs and the workforce. With the growth in the IS/IT workforce and the future demands of IS/IT career growth, the importance of understanding the perceptions and influences on the female IS/IT students grows. While there is research investigating the demographics of the IS/IT workforce, the relationship between female students and millennial influences has not been investigated. \ \ This research contends that addressing the demographic influences on the large generation entering the workforce will provide advantages to research and practice. Following an analysis of qualitative data, collected in a Midwestern university using surveys, this research explains the perceptions of female millennial students interacting with the IS/IT educational experience and career pursuits. The CLASS (Competencies, Life System, Accomplishments, Service & Security) model which illustrates how female students motivations affect the pursuit of an IS/IT education and career is introduced and discussed. Contributions to research and practice are presented.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2017.664
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-0-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/41826
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectIS/IT
dc.subjectMillennial
dc.subjectSTEM
dc.subjectWomen in Technology
dc.titleAn Exploration of Anchoring Female Millennial Students to an IS/IT Career Path: The CLASS Model
dc.typeConference Paper
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