Shaping the Perfect IT Graduate

The Association of Information Technology Professionals has partnered with other organizations and universities to sketch the ideal course requirements to produce the model IT graduate. The report, titled "IS 97: A model Curriculum and Guidelines for an Undergraduate Degree," purports to steer graduates toward the necessary knowledge to function at entry-level positions in IT.
Below are the levels of competency expected from IT graduates:

Depth of Knowledge/Competency Levels for:
Significant Subareas In Curriculum	All Students	IS Minor	IS Major
Literacy in computers and IS	3	3	4
Systems theory and quality	2	3	4
Decision making	1	2	3
IS Planning	1	2	3
IT and Organizational Systems	1	2	4
Computer Systems Hardware	1	2	3
Computer Systems Software	1	2	3
Networking and Telecommunications	2	3	4
Programming: Languages and Implementation	1	2	3
Algorithmic Design and Data Object and File Structures	1	2	3
Software Development	1	2	3
Databases: Modeling, construction, and tools	1	2	4
IS Analysis, design implementation	1	3	4
Teams, personal and interpersonal skills	2	2	3
Project Management	1	2	3
IS Support Services	1	2	3
System Integration	1	2	3
Management of IS function	1	1	1
Information reuse management	1	1	2