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Preparing Future IST Professionals for ODE: An Examination of Courses in IST Degree Programs

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The information system and technology (1ST) scholarly field emerged during the 1960s with the establishment of academic degree programs and research centers focusing on the use of computers to support management — particularly management information systems -MIS.

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  1. João Álvaro Carvalho
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  1. Kuwait-Maastricht Business School, Kuwait

    Rodrigo Magalhàes (Professor) (Professor)

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Carvalho, J.Á., Amaral, L., Sousa, R.D. (2014). Preparing Future IST Professionals for ODE: An Examination of Courses in IST Degree Programs. In: Magalhàes, R. (eds) Organization Design and Engineering. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137351579_10

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