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Industry certification: value, validity, and a place for SoDIS®

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 37, Issue 4

Pages 59 - 63

https://doi.org/10.1145/1113847.1113878

Published: 01 December 2005 Publication History

Abstract

Industry certification is a veritable juggernaut driven by several dynamics: candidates seeking to boost knowledge, skills, status, and remuneration; the industry and professional associations seeking to set minimum standards, and raise the bar of competency levels; employers seeking ways to better qualify job candidates; consumers demanding knowledgeable and skilled professionals; and product vendors demanding highly competent technicians implement and support their products. Academic institutions are integrating industry certification in their curricula. A certification for the SoDIS (Software Development Impact Statements) methodology of ethics-based risk assessment has been mooted.

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Industry certification: value, validity, and a place for SoDIS®
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Codes of ethics
      2. Testing, certification and licensing

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