Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways That Promote Deployment and Use of Rural Broadband: Second Curriculum Analysis Report

This resource, provided by Florida State University, is a curriculum analysis report of the Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways That Promote Deployment and Use of Rural Broadband study. The goal of this National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education project is to strengthen the employee pool of information technology/broadband staffing and to improve educational support related to broadband, telecommunications, and networks for future and current IT employees in Northwest Florida and beyond. The research team developed new methods to assess how IT courses teach soft skills and technical skills in education by analyzing course descriptions and objectives with the purpose of identifying areas for improvement.

Sections of this report include Introduction, Method, Curriculum Analysis Results, Study Limitations, Discussion, Conclusion & Next Steps, and References.