What do we mean by ICT graduate attributes?

Exploring mappings to course objectives

Abstract

Developing information and communication technology (ICT) skills is embedded in Australian curricula from early primary through to tertiary education. This study examines curriculum documents from introductory university courses in two programmes of study at the University of Queensland, to explore the nature of ICT skills development as students transition to University. The curriculum documents indicate a variety of interpretations of curriculum design and the development of ICT skills. The majority of course objectives mapped to developing effective ICT skills do not explicitly relate to technology and little consistency is evident in the implicitly linked aspects and uses of ICT, raising further questions as to what ICT skills institutions refer to in outcomes statements.