@inproceedings{57d0de91fd174493b46274fd5e1c4b4d,
title = "Why don't more ICT students do PhDs?",
abstract = "Compared to many other disciplines, ICT has relat ively few students choosing to continue into doctoral studies. We have explored some of the perceived barriers to undertaking doctoral studies in ICT in three Australian universities. Current students were surveyed to establish their post-course intentions regarding employment and further study. Their reasons for not choosing to go onto research degrees were linked largely to concerns about the financial implications of such study and a limited understanding of what research in ICT involves. We recommend that ICT students be given accurate informat ion about the costs involved, that students have authentic undergraduate experiences of research, and that smooth pathways be developed to allow students to return to doctoral studies after working in industry.",
keywords = "Barriers, Doctoral education, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Motivations",
author = "Cally Guerin and Asangi Jayatilaka and Paul Calder and Alistair McCulloch and Damith Ranasinghe",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, Australian Computer Society, Inc.; 17th Australasian Computing Education Conference, ACE 2015 ; Conference date: 27-01-2015 Through 30-01-2015",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
language = "English",
series = "Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series",
publisher = "Australian Computer Society",
pages = "73--80",
editor = "D'Souza, {Daryl J.} and Katrina Falkner",
booktitle = "Computing Education 2015 - Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Computing Education Conference, ACE 2015",
address = "Australia",
}