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Recommended Citation: Ceccucci, W.  What Do Students Know When They Enter College?  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2005, v 22 (Columbus OH): §2344. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 4(90). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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What Do Students Know When They Enter College?

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Wendy Ceccucci    [a1] [a2]
Information Systems Management, School of Business
Quinnipiac University    [u1] [u2]
Hamden, Connecticut, USA    [c1] [c2]

The purpose of this research is to determine the current courses students are being offered in secondary education to prepare a model curriculum for higher education. This research evaluates a sampling of high schools to determine what computer classes students are required to attend and what electives are now available. Topics researched included application courses, programming courses, web or e-commerce courses, hardware and networking courses, and graphics and desktop publishing courses. Classes were evaluated based upon offerings as well as content.

Keywords: secondary education, high school, education, technology, computer

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