Why IS after all? An explorative analysis of professionals' letters of study motivation
Illig S, Laumer S, Maier C, Weitzel T (2014)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2014
Publisher: IEEE Computer Society
Pages Range: 4013-4022
Article Number: 6759098
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Event location: Waikoloa, HI, USA
ISBN: 9781479925049
Abstract
While the selection of majors in Information Systems (IS) is widely discussed, the context of IS in further education lacks attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the motivational factors of individuals who intent to study IS, although they have already graduated in another degree program. Based on an explorative analysis of 84 letters of motivation of applicants applying for a further education degree program in IS, we identify determinants of an individual's motivation to study IS after all. Based on that, we conclude that extrinsic motivations such as expected career enhancement are more important than in other contexts such as undergraduate study paths.
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APA:
Illig, S., Laumer, S., Maier, C., & Weitzel, T. (2014). Why IS after all? An explorative analysis of professionals' letters of study motivation. In Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (Eds.), Proceedings of the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (pp. 4013-4022). Waikoloa, HI, USA, US: IEEE Computer Society.
MLA:
Illig, Steffen, et al. "Why IS after all? An explorative analysis of professionals' letters of study motivation." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Waikoloa, HI, USA Ed. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), IEEE Computer Society, 2014. 4013-4022.
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