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The Student-Professor Research Relationship: Examining IS Employer Skills Expectations Gerald F. Braun Xavier University Cincinnati, OH 45207, USA Debbie B. Tesch Xavier University Cincinnati, OH 45207, USA Ryan Skeldon Xavier University Cincinnati, OH 45207, USA

Abstract: The Jack and Mary Kay Downing Scholar program at Xavier University funds undergraduate research designed to pair undergraduate scholars with faculty for work on a scholarly project developed over the course of three semesters. This paper describes the current process in a scholar program designed to complete a literature investigation, and to develop, implement, and analyze a survey designed to measure (1) entry-level IS/IT skill expectations of knowledge/skill area requirements as described in the literature and (2) employers’ satisfaction with knowledge/skills possessed by recent hires.

Keywords: IS skill expectations, IS employers’ satisfaction, IS survey, undergraduate IT research

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Recommended Citation: Braun, Tesch, and Skeldon (2005). The Student-Professor Research Relationship: Examining IS Employer Skills Expectations. Information Systems Education Journal, 3 (42). http://isedj.org/3/42/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2004: §2245. ISSN: 1542-7382.)