Differences in perception of IS knowledge and skills between academia and industry: findings from Taiwan

摘要

It will not be possible to develop an Information Systems (IS) program and a curriculum that represents the true needs of the IS industry until IS educators, reduce the gap perception and IS practitioners’ perception of IS knowledge and technical skills that the industry might need. This manuscript presents an analysis of perceptions about IS knowledge and skills that IS practitioners might consider important and what IS academicians might consider important. The study is based in Taiwan. The findings portray a very important lesson for IS academics that their understanding about the required knowledge and skills for the IS career is not in line with that of IS industry.