University curriculum and employability needs.
University curriculum that meets employability needs is deemed as an important factor in enhancing human capital development. Unemployment among public higher education institution graduates has dominated much public discussion in Malaysia and the university curricula in preparing students for the w...
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| description | University curriculum that meets employability needs is deemed as an important factor in enhancing human capital development. Unemployment among public higher education institution graduates has dominated much public discussion in Malaysia and the university curricula in preparing students for the workplace has been questioned. This book reports the findings of a study that has aimed to examine the skills and competencies as required by employers in the workplace in the fields of Science, Information and Communications Technology so that current development trends can inform the designing of the university curriculum. The discussion engages quantitative and qualitative methods to elicit views from the industry managers, academics and graduates on four areas: digital age literacy skills, effective communication skills, inventive thinking skills and high productivity skills.
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| spelling | usm-347532017-05-30T08:42:07Z http://eprints.usm.my/34753/ University curriculum and employability needs. Shuib, Munir LB2300 Higher Education University curriculum that meets employability needs is deemed as an important factor in enhancing human capital development. Unemployment among public higher education institution graduates has dominated much public discussion in Malaysia and the university curricula in preparing students for the workplace has been questioned. This book reports the findings of a study that has aimed to examine the skills and competencies as required by employers in the workplace in the fields of Science, Information and Communications Technology so that current development trends can inform the designing of the university curriculum. The discussion engages quantitative and qualitative methods to elicit views from the industry managers, academics and graduates on four areas: digital age literacy skills, effective communication skills, inventive thinking skills and high productivity skills. National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34753/1/BULLETIN_15_PART_7.pdf Shuib, Munir (2010) University curriculum and employability needs. Bulletin of Higher Education Research. pp. 16-18. ISSN 1675-6428 |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education Shuib, Munir University curriculum and employability needs. |
| title | University curriculum and employability needs. |
| title_full | University curriculum and employability needs. |
| title_fullStr | University curriculum and employability needs. |
| title_full_unstemmed | University curriculum and employability needs. |
| title_short | University curriculum and employability needs. |
| title_sort | university curriculum and employability needs. |
| topic | LB2300 Higher Education |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34753/ http://eprints.usm.my/34753/1/BULLETIN_15_PART_7.pdf |