Information Technology Certification

2011 ◽  
pp. 203-215
Author(s):  
Tanya McGill ◽  
Michael Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Real World ◽  
Technology Skills ◽  
Important Benefit ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
Potential Benefits

Certification has become a popular adjunct to traditional means of acquiring information technology skills and employers increasingly specify a preference for those holding certifications. This paper reports on a study designed to investigate student perceptions of both the benefits and risks of certification and its importance in obtaining employment. Certification was perceived as an important factor in achieving employment and students undertaking it anticipate that it will lead to substantial financial benefits. Yet higher salaries are not seen as the most important benefit of certification. The potential benefits that students believe are most important relate to ‘real world’ experience. The respondents were aware of the possible risks of certification but did not appear to be overly concerned about them.

Information Technology Certification

2008 ◽  
pp. 2718-2727
Author(s):  
Tanya McGill ◽  
Michael Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Real World ◽  
Technology Skills ◽  
Important Benefit ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
Potential Benefits

Certification has become a popular adjunct to traditional means of acquiring information technology skills and employers increasingly specify a preference for those holding certifications. This paper reports on a study designed to investigate student perceptions of both the benefits and risks of certification and its importance in obtaining employment. Certification was perceived as an important factor in achieving employment and students undertaking it anticipate that it will lead to substantial financial benefits. Yet higher salaries are not seen as the most important benefit of certification. The potential benefits that students believe are most important relate to ‘real world’ experience. The respondents were aware of the possible risks of certification but did not appear to be overly concerned about them.

Information Technology Certification

2011 ◽  
pp. 3119-3128
Author(s):  
Tanya McGill
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Real World ◽  
Technology Skills ◽  
Important Benefit ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
Potential Benefits

Certification has become a popular adjunct to traditional means of acquiring information technology skills and employers increasingly specify a preference for those holding certifications. This article reports on a study designed to investigate student perceptions of both the benefits and risks of certification and its importance in obtaining employment. Certification was perceived as an important factor in achieving employment and students undertaking it anticipate that it will lead to substantial financial benefits. Yet higher salaries are not seen as the most important benefit of certification. The potential benefits that students believe are most important relate to real-world experience. The respondents were aware of the possible risks of certification but did not appear to be overly concerned about them.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Physicians' Information Technology Readiness

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-175
Author(s):  
Alaattin Parlakkılıç
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Technology Skills ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Personal Effort ◽  
Young Physicians

Aim: In this study, the information technology and health informatics knowledge readiness of Turkish physicians were evaluated. Methods: In the evaluation of the Information Technology Dimension, basic computer usage, health informatics concepts and privacy in health informatics were evaluated by a questionnaire. Results: When the science education dimension and survey data were evaluated, it was observed that the male participants’ information technology readiness was higher than the female participants' information technology readiness. The average score of physicians was 3.5 in our study and it needs a personal effort to have a better information technology skills level. Another observation is that the informatics education dimension changes according to the age group, and it is determined that the participants at the early ages have more qualifications in terms of education. Conclusion: Likewise, it is one of the results obtained in the evaluation of the data that young physicians have higher information technology skills. When the data were evaluated in terms of academic title, it was observed that informatics education was affected according to the academic title and basic computer usage skills were not affected by the title, but the information about health informatics was affected by the academic title. Keywords: information technology, readiness, health informatics

scholarly journals EMIT Parchment Paper

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Yourdon
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Real World ◽  
World Economy ◽  
The Real ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
Material Information ◽  
Basic Level ◽  
World Development

A t the beginning of this paper, the decentralized world (DW) and decentralized world economy (DeWe) were defined. And the blockchain industry was pointed out to be at the initial stage of the decentralized world parallel to the real world. Then a set of systematicsolutions, named Electronical Material Information Technology (EMIT), was proposed, after which the development direction and path of the decentralized world economy was put forward, from its limitations, by arguing how to provide sufficient and necessary basic conditions for the decentralized world development. In the end, the EMIT was proved to be an effective reference for building the decentralized world from the basic level to the application level and enabling its sustainable development.

Real-World Evidence in the Real World: Beyond the FDA

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 161-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan H. Krause ◽  
Richard S. Saver
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Real World ◽  
Regulatory Oversight ◽  
The Real ◽  
Health Care Fraud ◽  
Fda Approval ◽  
Real World Evidence ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Care System

The 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures Act”) relies on the concept of real-world evidence (“RWE”) to improve the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval process. This has amplified interest and furthered momentum in applying RWE more broadly, beyond FDA regulation. In this article, we discuss the understandable appeal of RWE's pragmatic application and its many potential benefits. But we also caution that claims about RWE's wide-ranging, ameliorative impact on the health care system are likely overstated.The real world of RWE is messy and uncertain. Successfully incorporating RWE into regular health care system decision-making, beyond the FDA, faces considerable obstacles and limitations. We review the reasons to be wary about RWE as a game-changer. These concerns including data reliability, insufficient incentives for stakeholders to generate and engage with high-quality RWE, and lack of comprehensive regulatory oversight. In addition, the push for RWE may impact the enforcement of the health care fraud and abuse laws, perhaps not in necessarily positive ways. Increased reliance on RWE may have significant implications for off-label fraud enforcement, further conflating the distinction between claims that are false for reimbursement rather than for scientific purposes.

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