Introduction to University and the ICT Sector

Hernández Leo, Davinia; Moreno, Verónica

Introduction to University and the ICT Sector

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Hernández-Leo D, Moreno V. Introduction to University and the ICT Sector. En: III Workshop on Methods and Cases in Computing Education (MCCE 2010); 2010 Jun 27; Cádiz, España. [Cádiz]:[Universidad de Cádiz]; 2010. [7 p.].

Abstract

The innovative subject “Introduction to ICT” combines a general Introductory Course to the University with elements around the Information and Communication Technologies sector (including the ICT engineer competence profile, market aspects, etc.)This new course has been developed and implemented in three degree programmes offered by the Polytechnic School at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. The course team consists of thirteen teachers,/nincluding business professionals, librarians, computer technicians, institutional representatives as well as an educationalist responsible for advising on methodology and study techniques. The subject was designed for a high number of students (260). At the end of the course, we collected quantitative and qualitative/ninformation about the students’ satisfaction. The findings show the positive vision that they had about the topics worked during the subject. This paper describes the course, its implementation and evaluation and, of course, the details of the findings that we collected about students' satisfaction.