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INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati: Connecting High School Students with Information Technology Career Pathways

Gundrum, Kyle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1504871611177919

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2017, MS, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Information Technology.
The United States has a considerable talent gap in Information Technology (IT) as there are not enough qualified candidates to fill open IT jobs. This workforce shortage is addressed locally, regionally, and nationally by non-profit organizations, government initiatives, and educators. One non-profit organization, INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati, grows the regional IT talent pipeline in Cincinnati by executing experiential programs for local high school students. INTERalliance connects the students with IT career pathways at companies and universities in the region, facilitating early connections with IT managers who can hire them for college internships and full-time jobs. This thesis analyzes data about the college and career decisions of past program participants. Compared to national averages, the results show INTERalliance participants are 12 times more likely to study IT in college and 13 times more likely to work full-time in IT. A regression analysis determined the significance of certain variables like gender and school type towards predicting student decisions. The results demonstrate the value of the organization and suggest opportunities to improve its programs in the future. The INTERalliance model could be deployed in other regions to develop their IT talent pipelines.
Kijung Lee, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Chengcheng Li, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Robert Rokey, M.B.A (Committee Member)
43 p.
Information Technology
information technology; talent pipeline; regional workforce development; internship programs; non-profit organizations; Greater Cincinnati

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  • Gundrum, K. (2017). INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati: Connecting High School Students with Information Technology Career Pathways [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1504871611177919

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gundrum, Kyle. INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati: Connecting High School Students with Information Technology Career Pathways. 2017. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1504871611177919.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gundrum, Kyle. "INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati: Connecting High School Students with Information Technology Career Pathways." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1504871611177919

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