“Getting it write”: the relationship between writing and computer skills
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The writing skills of undergraduate Information Technology (IT) students concern many educators (Utley, 1998, cited in Tench, 2001). This paper examines the relationship between students' business writing results and their technical computing papers results. Some unexpected findings are presented highlighting the need for the inclusion of a writing paper in an IT degree.
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