A career progression survey of graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Information Analysis.

IF 0.7 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI:10.3233/EFI-1998-16202

R. Marcella, Graeme Baxter

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Abstract

This paper describes the results of a survey of graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Information Analysis at the School of Information and Media, the Robert Gordon University. The survey was carried out by means of a postal questionnaire to all prior students and generated a 45% response rate. The results show that graduates of the course are finding posts in what has been described as the emerging market for information professionals. The primary sectors of activity identified are posts in IT, in research, in information service provision and in financial and policy analysis. Respondents found that the skills gained from the course were relevant to their employment situation and criticisms of course content tended to focus upon IT provision. The paper concludes that further research into the nature of duties carried out by those employed in this sector would have value, as would investigation of the avenues which graduates follow in successfully finding first and subsequent posts. Further surveys are planned in order to track career progression.

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信息分析研究生文凭/理学硕士毕业生的职业发展调查。

本文描述了对罗伯特戈登大学信息与媒体学院信息分析研究生文凭/理学硕士毕业生的调查结果。调查是通过邮寄问卷的方式进行的，对所有以前的学生，产生了45%的回复率。结果显示，该课程的毕业生正在被称为新兴的信息专业人才市场找到工作。确定的主要活动部门是信息技术、研究、信息服务提供和财务和政策分析方面的员额。受访者发现，从课程中获得的技能与他们的就业情况有关，而对课程内容的批评往往集中在资讯科技方面。论文的结论是，进一步研究在这个部门工作的人所承担的职责的性质将是有价值的，就像调查毕业生在成功找到第一和随后的职位时所遵循的途径一样。为了跟踪职业发展，计划进行进一步的调查。

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EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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1.70

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： Information is widely recognized as a vital resource in economic development. The skills of information handling traditionally associated with libraries, are now in great demand in all sectors, including government, business and commerce. The education and training of information professionals is, therefore, an issue of growing significance. Education for Information has been since 1983 a forum for debate and discussion on education and training issues in the sphere of information handling. It includes refereed full-length articles and short communications on matters of current concern to educators and practitioners alike. Its News section reports on significant activities and events in the international arena.