CAREER ADVANCEMENT
Introductory Seminar
Louise Mayo
Supervisors: Dale Mackrell & John Campbell
Working Title
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Tactics and Strategies for
by IT Professionals in the Australian Public
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Overview of Presentation
•Professional background
•Value & Contribution
•Motivator for Study
•Acknowledgements
•Study Topic
•Summary
•Study Approach
•Questions
•The Plan
•References
Professional background
• Prior studies
• Industry experience
• Access to study participants
Motivator for Study
• Once upon a time ……….
• Career Prospects of IT Professionals
• Limited Research on IT Careers
Motivator for Study – Literature Review
• “Funnel Method”
• Focus of Review so far:
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tactics and strategies for career advancement
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recent developments in the APS for career advancement by IT
professionals, and
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appropriate theories and methods
• Address literature gap
Study Topic
Proposed Research Questions
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1. In a climate of job uncertainty how effective
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strategies for career advancement by IT professionals in the APS?
2. What are the practical applications of their tactics and strategies
for building staff capability and enhancing career advancement
among IT professionals in the APS?
Study Approach - Methodology
• Qualitative Research
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Study Approach - Methodology
Social Position
Gender, race, culture, economic status
Epistemology
Theory of
knowledge
Stand Point
Axiology
Theory of
values
Ontology
Theory of being
Stand point influenced theoretical framework
Research Method
Study Approach - Collection
• Data Collection
• In-depth Interviews
• Focus Groups
Reproduced with kind permission of Michael Quinn Patton
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Study Approach – Sample
• Non probability sample
• Sample Method
• Snowballing
• Proposed population
• CIO’s in Government
• 30 Interviews
• Triangulation of Data
• Pilot Study
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Study Approach – Analysis
• Thematic
• Application of grounded theory
The Plan
Seminar
Month/Year
Introductory
August 2015
Confirmation
July 2016
Work-in-progress
December 2017
Final Submission
September 2019
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Value & Contribution
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• Practical applications for IT professionals on tactics
and strategies for career advancement in APS
Summary
Acknowledgements
•Dale Mackrell
•John Campbell
•Administration Team
•Learning Circle Members
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Questions
References
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Australian Public Service Commission, 2011. State of the Service Report 2010-11, Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
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References - Continued
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