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As Internet-based professional training becomes universally accepted, national and international standards for professional groups may become a dominant and governing force. Educators and trainers will be expected to demonstrate the relevancy of their programmes in the context of bodies of knowledge which have a wide acceptance. Universities will feel the pressure to meet or exceed the performance of technical institutions and commercial institutes to justify their tuition costs. A university degree in computer science no longer guarantees a job. This paper will discuss the application of a taxonomy in computer science to a computer- supported learning system and its implication for planning and managing one’s professional career.
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Sheridan, D., White, D. (1998). Representing a body of knowledge for teaching, learning and assessment. In: Mulder, F., van Weert, T. (eds) Informatics in Higher Education. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35166-7_15
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