The Effects of University Students' Digital Citizenship on Career Decision Efficacy

This study identified the impact of digital citizenship, a key skill of members of a digitally transitioning society, on career decision efficacy.Computer engineering students receiving education in digital technology and students majoring in social welfare and nursing in the human service field were examined from a comparative perspective between majors.As a result of a survey of 417 college students majoring in computer engineering, social welfare, and nursing attending a university in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, among the three sub-domains of digital citizenship, the affective domain was the highest (3.81), followed by the behavioral domain (3.65).), followed by the cognitive domain (3.53).The mean of career decision efficacy was 3.68.The mean of digital citizenship was higher in nursing students than in social welfare and computer engineering students.The effect of digital citizenship on career decision efficacy showed a statistically significant result of R=.424(p>.000).Based on the research results, the need to improve digital citizenship of university students appropriate to the liberal arts curriculum and major characteristics for effective career decisions and the need for digital citizenship education linked to the code of ethics in the human service field was suggested.