Graduate Employability and Communication Competence: Are Undergraduates Taught Relevant Skills?

Autor/inn/en	Clokie, Trish L.; Fourie, Elna
Titel	Graduate Employability and Communication Competence: Are Undergraduates Taught Relevant Skills?
Quelle	In: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 79 (2016) 4, S.442-463 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2329-4922
DOI	10.1177/2329490616657635
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Undergraduate Students; Employment Potential; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Communication; Transfer of Training; Job Skills; Employer Attitudes; Communicative Competence (Languages); Business Skills; Skill Development; Occupational Surveys; Online Surveys; Business Communication; Writing Skills; Entry Workers; Introductory Courses; Required Courses; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Berufsanalyse; Unternehmenskommunikation; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Einführungskurs; Pflichtkurs; Neuseeland
Abstract	This research establishes the role of communication education in employability by determining how employers of graduates view communication, identifying communication skills that employers view as relevant, and establishing whether these skills are included in communication courses. To achieve these aims, local businesses were surveyed, and the results were compared with communication course descriptors. The research shows, consistent with worldwide trends, that local employers value communication competencies highly when recruiting new graduates, and specific communication skills required in an industry reflect course content. However, some skills are still lacking, and the research questions where the responsibility lies in developing these skills. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01