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- Title
Leveraging Change for IT Job Skills due to COVID-19 Pandemic with Implications on Business English for Undergraduates.
- Authors
Ali, Zuraidah
- Abstract
Purpose: This study is driven by the national need for universities to equip undergraduates for future job skills. In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is apt to determine if the aftermaths of the pandemic have incurred changes to job skills of IT graduates. Design/methodology/approach: Hence, a cross-sectional study was carried out among IT graduates who have taken Business English subject. Findings: Results indicate significant changes in the use of three types of IT job skills before and during the pandemic. Research limitations/implications: This study has limited the investigation to eleven types of IT job skills as prescribed by Business English syllabus; nevertheless, the list of IT job skills is never exhaustive. Practical implications: As Business English subject is categorised as English for Specific Purposes (ESP), it undergoes the needs analysis process which is implemented as preliminary as well as review investigation (which elicits feedback from employers or graduates). This input from IT graduates will be useful in sustaining or reviewing the current Business English curriculum as well as creating awareness among undergraduates. Originality/value: This study reports job-change regarding IT job skills before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the results ascertain three types of IT job skills that are perceived as more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
BUSINESS English; CAREER changes; JOB skills; COVID-19 pandemic; OCCUPATIONAL mobility
- Publication
Global Business & Management Research, 2021, Vol 13, p428
- ISSN
1947-5667
- Publication type
Article