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This paper focuses on the current research work done within the Pro-Skima project (2015–2018) which aims at providing a suitable method to evolve classical Information Technology Master graduate levels towards some teaching contents and a pedagogical organisation more adapted to the competency needs of local employers and Qatar Society in the field of new technologies. A first important step of the project is to define a method for building a competency framework for the Master curriculum. The aim of this paper is related to the first step of the project, i.e. to examine critically different possible methods that can be used for designing such competency framework and analyse what can be a realistic approach considering local specificities of Qatar University, characteristics of the technical field (IT) and possible partnerships with some surrounding companies.
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A good example of this is the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which has been created in the fifties in the US. This is a very comprehensive system of information on all types of jobs existing in the country that is now available in the form of a public website accessible to all (http://www.onetonline.org). To carry out this work correctly, many analysts were recruited and trained to conduct thousands of worksite visits across the United States and record their field observations. The great advantage of such a system is its ease accessibility to all (employers, employees, trainers, political institutions, etc.), thus providing them with similar information, facilitating coordination with other types of stakeholders and allowing for comparison between very different occupations or functions [14].
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This publication was made possible by NPRP Grant # NPRP 7-1883-5-289 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.
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Veillard, L., Tralongo, S., Bouras, A., Le Nir, M., Galli, C. (2017). Designing a Competency Framework for Graduate Levels in Computing Sciences: The Middle-East Context. In: Auer, M., Guralnick, D., Uhomoibhi, J. (eds) Interactive Collaborative Learning. ICL 2016. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 544. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50337-0_31
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