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214 gap statements mined from Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,074 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Future research may further explore hybrid database architectures that combine the strengths of SQL and NoSQL systems for modern application development.

    SQL vs NoSQL Databases: Choosing the Right Technology for Student Projects · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for a comparative study of SQL and NoSQL databases to help students choose the right technology for their projects. The lack of guidance for students to decide between SQL and NoSQL databases based on the specific requirements of the application.

    SQL vs NoSQL Databases: Choosing the Right Technology for Student Projects · 2026 · DOI

  • The author identified a need to understand how Business Analysts think and work.

    My Experience with the ECBA Certification- My Personal Study Experience with CERTIFICATION EXAM · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of timely labour-market intelligence for curriculum committees. The underuse of the CCMAS 30% autonomy window.

    A design science approach to semantic alignment: quantifying the curriculum–market gap using NLP-driven vectorization · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of clear competency metrics for general information technology competencies.

    Research on the Development of Indicators, Integration into Teaching, and Evaluation of General Information Technology Competencies for Vocational College Students · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for updating the content of professional training of bachelors in management. The lack of systematic coordination of program learning outcomes with the domains of the European frameworks of digital competence DigComp and DigCompEdu.

    RENEWAL OF THE CONTENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF BLENDED LEARNING AS A MEANS OF FORMING DIGITAL COMPETENCE · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of well-qualified CS education teachers. The limited availability of CS education in rural and urban areas. The need for high-quality computing education at the secondary level.

    Towards a consensus on program elements of specialized computer science / information technology (CS/IT) programs in high schools · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the common elements of specialized CS/IT programs. The study aims to address this gap.

    Towards a consensus on program elements of specialized computer science / information technology (CS/IT) programs in high schools · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for curriculum reform and policy intervention to address the challenges facing Nigerian graduates.

    Incorporating Business Practices into Building Technology Skills: Assessment of Challenges Facing Nigeria Vocational Graduates · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for innovative approaches to support students' learning experiences in introductory programming courses. The lack of research on the impact of co-curricular activities on students' academic and professional development.

    Impact of co-curricular activities during coding bootcamps in two undergraduate introductory programming courses · 2026 · DOI

  • Unreliable electricity supply, inadequate data security, and limited access to resources. High costs of equipment and software, and limited budget for institutions. Limited exposure to advanced technologies and lack of computer language proficiency among employees.

    Investigating Employee Benefits and Barriers to the Adoption of Emerging Technologies in a Historically Disadvantaged Higher Education Institution · 2026 · DOI

  • The study is limited to a single department in a Historically Disadvantaged Institution. The sample size is small, with only 12 staff members participating in the study. The study does not provide a comprehensive analysis of the technical challenges faced by the institution.

    Investigating Employee Benefits and Barriers to the Adoption of Emerging Technologies in a Historically Disadvantaged Higher Education Institution · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of effective coaching models for schools to increase the competitiveness of vocational graduates. The limited exploration of advanced materials related to optimization of performance load time application.

    Workshop Peningkatan Kompetensi Pemrograman Web bagi Siswa Peserta Lomba Kompetensi Siswa SMK · 2026 · DOI

  • The continued prominence of remote and hybrid work, coupled with increased digital proficiency among business professionals, and intense competition to attract and retain technical talent, suggests that a reassessment of IS professional distinctiveness is warranted.

    The Development of the Perceived Distinctiveness Antecedent of Information Systems Professional Identity: A Conceptual Replication of Study 2 Focusing on Technical Information Systems Professionals · 2026

  • However, cognitive screening assessments tailored to IT programs in vocational colleges remain underexplored, leading to inconsistencies in student intake quality and misalignment between curriculum expectations and industry demands.

    Digital Workforce Screening: A SWOT Perspective on IT Program Readiness in Malaysian Vocational Education · 2025 · DOI

  • It has been concluded that professional training of IT managers is taking on a great significance in the view of modern labor market needs, thus proving further research of IT management specifics and possible ways to expand existing IT management curricula to be a vital task.

    Trends in Professional Training of IT Managers in the Global Educational Space · 2018 · DOI

  • The barriers to effective interoperation of academic information systems (AIS) were revealed: first, diversity and heterogeneity of campus IT solutions; second, differences in patterns of international student mobility flow; third, diversity in national personal data protection policies; and fourth, lack of standards for e-data exchange.

    Information technology networked system for student mobility support · 2015 · DOI

  • The use of computers in writing classes is often limited to electronic typing. There is a need to explore the potential of computers to improve writing beyond mere electronic typing.

    Class Computer Use Need not Be Limited to Electronic Typing · 1987 · DOI

  • The study finds that there is a lack of evidence to support the assumptions that high technology will upgrade the skill requirements of most existing jobs and create new jobs in professional and technical occupations.

    High Technology: Job Skill Requirements and Job Opportunities · 1987 · DOI

  • At present, their starting salary is uniformly set at 1758 florins (guilders) per month; nevertheless, the service period is still limited to a maximum of four years.

    Many voices, one structure: The challenge of telematics · 1987 · DOI

  • Continuous optimization of indicators and teaching models is essential. Strengthening industry-academia collaboration will embed competency development throughout the talent cultivation process.

    Research on the Development of Indicators, Integration into Teaching, and Evaluation of General Information Technology Competencies for Vocational College Students · 2026 · DOI

  • Expanding the cohort size to include part-time students and those with diverse academic trajectories. Investigating the long-term effects of the Coding Bootcamp on students' retention and graduation rates.

    Impact of co-curricular activities during coding bootcamps in two undergraduate introductory programming courses · 2026 · DOI

  • Business communication instructors are not keeping pace with actual business application of communication technology.

    The Impact of Microcomputers on ABC With Recommendations for Teaching, Writing, and Research · 1987 · DOI

  • The current training process for IT specialists has limitations and gaps - The paper identifies the need for digital transformation in the training process - The paper proposes a digital transformation model to address…

    THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MODEL OF THE TRAINING PROCESS OF FUTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS · 2023 · DOI

  • While it is argued by policy designers that youth internships would bring needed human resources in the form of social and training skills to the technical infrastructure provided by CAP, it was unfortunately the case that the necessary oversight resources, networking opportunities and effective reporting mechanisms were insufficient to suppot this and as a result the programs have not achieved the degree of success…

    Youth Interns and The Strategic Deployment of ICTs for Public Access · 2007 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Future research may further explore hybrid database architectures that combine the strengths of SQL and NoSQL systems for modern application development (“SQL vs NoSQL Databases: Choosing the Right Technology for Student Projects”, 2026); (2) The lack of timely labour-market intelligence for curriculum committees (“A design science approach to semantic alignment: quantifying the…”, 2026); (3) The lack of clear competency metrics for general information technology competencies (“Research on the Development of Indicators, Integration into Teaching, and…”, 2026); (4) The lack of systematic coordination of program learning outcomes with the domains of the European frameworks of digital competence DigComp and DigCompEdu (“RENEWAL OF THE CONTENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT IN…”, 2026); (5) There is a lack of research on the common elements of specialized CS/IT programs (“Towards a consensus on program elements of specialized computer science /…”, 2026). 214 gap statements have been mined from Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,074 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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