There also seems to be a need for more general computing skills and training, according to Alumni. Programming and statistics seems to more important to Alumni than one might expect given its place in this and the previous table. Referring to Table 1, these data suggest that while computer use is frequent while Alumni are in school, it is likely to increase once they are employed. Combined with the information provided in Table 11, it is likely that these students will also find employment in their chosen field. All of the following skills increased in importance relative to their current positions.
Word processing continues to be judged most important of the listed software skills.
Figure 5 Importance of Computers Skills to Position 17. The information provided by Table 13 has implications for the design and implementation of future. It is also readily apparent that December graduates are either slow to make it into the Alumni Records Office's database, or are systematically not responding to the survey for some reason. For the 1998 survey, only a small number of December 1997 graduates replied. The same holds for December 1996 graduates within the 1997 survey.