Abstract
The correspondence between ICT master programmes and requirements of ICT companies is shaped via needs analysis. The research aim: The aim of the present article is to analyse the empirical results of the study of needs of ICT companies, underpinning the elaboration of implications on ICT master programmes. The primary methods used: Exploratory research has been implemented within the present work. The representatives of four ICT companies, namely CISCO, KAIB, Kaspersky Lab and Soft Com, took part in the focus group interview organised at International Information Technology University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, in October 2019. A brief description of the main research results: The theoretical findings of the present research allow concluding that ICT companies and the universities belong to the local or regional community. The structuring content analysis allows identifying the areas of universities-companies cooperation, namely academic staff training, students’ training, provision of universities with modern equipment, joint elaboration of the content of ICT master programmes, organisation of joint laboratories including virtual laboratories, ensuring practice and internships for students, etc. The summarising content analysis highlights the need in cooperation between universities and companies to strengthen the sustainable development of the digital economy in the region. The novelty of the present work is formulated in the implications on ICT master programmes. Directions of further research are formulated.
Highlights
IntroductionThe scientific problem reflected in the paper is formulated as the research question: What are implications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) companies’ requirements on ICT master programmes?
The theoretical findings of the present research allow concluding that the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) companies as well as the universities belong to the local or regional community
The findings of the empirical study allow drawing the conclusion on willingness of ICT companies and universities in cooperation for fostering sustainable development of the digital economy in the region
Summary
The scientific problem reflected in the paper is formulated as the research question: What are implications of ICT companies’ requirements on ICT master programmes? Empirical results of the study of needs of ICT companies, underpinning the elaboration of implications on ICT master programmes. The tasks/objectives of the research are: To define needs analysis and the perspective of ICT companies in needs analysis. To carry out an empirical study on needs of ICT companies. To elaborate implications on ICT master programmes. The novelty of the present work is expressed in the formulated implications on ICT master programmes. Research methods applied include the use of theoretical as well as empirical methods. The empirical study was based on the focus group interview conducted with the representatives of ICT companies in Kazakhstan. The focus group interview served as the basis for data collection
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