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Improving the Information Quality (IQ) skill level of Information Systems (IS) professionals has become critical as organizational success increasingly depends on the availability of high-quality information. Using an IQ framework from the literature on data and information quality and recent IS curriculum models, the authors identify gaps between the information quality skills needed by organizations and the skills taught by universities to future IS professionals. The authors suggest improvements to the IS curriculum models to close this gap and thus to improve information quality teaching and learning.
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Kahn, B.K., Strong, D.M. (2002). Where is Information Quality in Information Systems Education?. In: Piattini, M.G., Calero, C., Genero, M. (eds) Information and Database Quality. Advances in Database Systems, vol 25. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0831-1_9
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