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dent samples. The values from the current study are shown as “MSCD” and those from the
original study as “Bentley.” The summary values from the original study were used to perform
the analysis. Six of the nine items showed significant differences, some of which were quite
strong (one item at p < .05, one item at p < .01, and the other four items at p < .001).
Compared with the self-perceptions of the Bentley students' initial background, the
MSCD students felt they:
•
Entered College with a stronger computer background (Item #2)
Compared with the self-perceptions of the Bentley students' desired work style, the
MSCD students felt they would:
•
Spend more time writing computer programs (Item #3)
•
Spend more time working alone (Item #5)
•
Be more involved in designing computer hardware (Item #6)
•
Interact more with other computer people (Item #7)
•
Be more involved in helping managers select new computer systems (Item #9)
The second part of the second hypothesis (Table 3) compared the responses from the
current students against the responses from the original study concerning the background
and work style of IS graduates. The analysis was performed using t-tests for independent
samples. The values from the current study are shown as “MSCD” and those from the original
Table 3. Perceptions of IS graduates: MSCD vs. Bentley students
Mean
Standard Deviation
Item MSCD Bentley t-value Signif MSCD Bentley f-value Signif
1
2.83
2.61
2.18
*
0.92
1.01
0.82
2
2.79
2.72
0.66
1.02
1.08
0.88
3
2.78
2.90
-1.34
0.93
0.90
1.07
4
3.58
3.39
2.05
*
0.88
0.89
0.97
5
2.83
2.72
1.22
0.95
0.86
1.21
6
2.68
2.65
0.34
0.94
0.89
1.11
7
3.17
3.28
-1.12
1.03
0.94
1.20
8
3.26
3.09
2.00
*
0.88
0.79
1.25
9
3.33
3.52
-2.07
*
0.92
0.73
1.58
*
(2-tailed) * p
<
0.05 ** p
<
0.01 *** p
<
0.001
