The article below, published this year in the Wall Street Journal, begins with a statement from the business school dean at Columbia, Costis Maglaras, There is no debate as to whether technology is not just an enabler, but is really a driver of disruption, of change, of value, within organizations, and as a result, [there] needs to be some core knowledge that people need to bring with them, even if theyre not going to be technologists themselves. The article then outlines some of those skills that you will either learn and use on the job or will be expected to bring with you