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Influential Factors in CIS Majors' Decision to Join AITP

Investigating why CIS majors choose to join or not join AITP, exploring peer influences, benefits, and limiting factors such as time, money, and knowledge. Discusses effectiveness of CIS professors in promoting AITP membership and offers ideas for future research.

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Influential Factors in CIS Majors' Decision to Join AITP

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  1. Factors Influencing Computer Information Systems Majors Whether to Join AITPby Jessica Russ

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Background Literature • Methodology • Findings • Discussion • Ideas for Future Work • Conclusions

  3. Introduction • Factors Influencing Computer Information System Majors Whether to Join AITP • Why did I choose this topic? • Majority of my fellow CIS majors have not joined our AITP chapter. • Some students are missing out the benefits of AITP.

  4. Introduction (continued) • My research question is: • Find out what factors encourage or discourage students

  5. Background Literature • Searched research databases for reasons why people join / do not join clubs. • Keywords: Peer influences, why people join fraternities/sorties, benefits of joining clubs… • Found little information from peer-reviewed journals. • Decided to conduct my OWN research.

  6. Methodology • Conducted structured interviews. • 10 interviews • Interview make-ups • First AITP meeting this semester

  7. Interview Findings • Influence of Others • CISprofessors • Classmates/friends • Job employers

  8. Interview Findings (continued) • Limiting Factors (3 main factors) • Time • Money • Knowledge

  9. Other Findings • Effectiveness of CIS professors • Only three of the thirteen • Professional Chapter problems

  10. Effectiveness of CIS Professors Promoting AITP Membership 89% of the students who attended the first AITP meeting this semester were referred by 1 of 3 professors!

  11. Discussion • Examination of my results • Satisfaction • 3 main limiting factors • Some of my expectations were correct • One example I found… • Some of my expectations were incorrect • Professors are not affectively encouraging CIS students to join.

  12. MORE Questions / Ideas for Future Work • My NEW questions: • Future plans to further answer these questions: • Conduct surveys • Theory of Planned Behavior • Analyze results

  13. Conclusions • Current members attitudes • Non-AITP members discouraged by 3 factors • Lack of time • Lack of money • Lack of knowledge about AITP • Effectiveness of CIS professors

  14. Conclusions (continued) • My school verses other institutions • Addressing influential factors

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