Obtaining IT Competencies for Curricular Development using Q-technique

The purpose of this study is to explore a method to acquire the competency requirements of IT enterprises to serve as the basis for developing IT curriculum. The Q-technique and survey research were used. For this study, 24 Taiwan experts in ICT stock-listed companies were consulted to acquire competency statements that are universally required; a Q-technique was then applied. The study surveyed regional IT enterprises and collected 236 valid questionnaires to establish regional IT competencies. The study has found that IT competencies are structured along the dimensions of information ability, fault tolerance, execution ability, problem solving, learning ability, and innovation ability. The contribution of the Q-technique is it located the competency for universal need and regional need of the IT industry. Q-technique could be a method for curriculum development.