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Career development of software developers in different generations-A case study of Software Industry

Abstract
The objective of this research is to develop a greater understanding of the career development of software developers in different generations. This research applies qualitative method by using intensive interviews to form the propositions and put forward the proposals. There are two groups, the first group is referred to the software developers over 40 years of age (includes 40) and the second group is referred to the ones between 30 and 40 years old.
The study concluded six propositions. First, the reasons why software developers want to work in Software Industry. Second, the time when they start to study the professional skills in information technology. Third, the timing for software developers is working in Software Industry. The forth, what is really reason they change their careers from Research and Development to management. Fifth, they are many different ideas when they choice to organizations scale. Six, the domination of the career development is very different.
The detail results listed below as¡G
1.The reasons between two groups entering in Software Industry are similar, but there are difference between the graduate courses and non-undergraduate courses.
2.The timing both for undergraduate courses and non-undergraduate courses in two group starts to study the professional skills in information technology is similar but the location is slightly different.
3.The timing of entering in Software Industry between two groups is dissimilar.
4.The reasons for software developers that changed their careers from software research and development to management between groups one and groups are slide swift.
5.The choices of the organizations scale between groups one and groups two are various.
6.The domination of the career development between groups one and groups two are different.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0825103-221958
Date25 August 2003
CreatorsLin, Chuan
ContributorsCheng-Chen Lin, Chin-King Jen, I-Heng Chen
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0825103-221958
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