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MyMajor: Assisting IT students with major selection
Global Journal of Engineering Education
  • Mohammad A. Kuhail, Zayed University
  • Haseena Al Katheeri, Zayed University
  • Joao Negreiros, Zayed University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract

Information technology (IT) in university education plays a crucial role in preparing students for future technological jobs. University students desiring to select an IT major can access a plethora of on-line information about the majors in the form of university brochures, videos, articles, job prospects, and more. Nevertheless, such information is scattered, not interactive, and often presented without usability in mind, hence students have to spend considerable time and effort to obtain an overview of a desired major. In response, the authors present, MyMajor, a tool that helps IT students to select a major by providing all relevant information in one space: Relevant job demand, job salary distribution, overview of vacancies, notable employers and expert interviews. The tool was designed to pack much information using user-centric visualisations, as well as insights. Preliminarily evaluation of MyMajor shows that students find the tool useful, easy to navigate and understandable.

Disciplines
Keywords
  • Career choices,
  • Major selection,
  • University education,
  • Usability
Scopus ID
85118803363
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
Citation Information
Mohammad A. Kuhail, Haseena Al Katheeri and Joao Negreiros. "MyMajor: Assisting IT students with major selection" Global Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 23 Iss. 3 (2021) p. 197 - 203 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1328-3154" target="_blank">1328-3154</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mohammad-kuhail/8/