Is the Graduate Attributes Approach Sufficient to Develop Work Ready Graduates?

Autor/inn/en	Nagarajan, Srivalli; Edwards, Jenny
Titel	Is the Graduate Attributes Approach Sufficient to Develop Work Ready Graduates?
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 5 (2014) 1, S.12-28 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Career Readiness; 21st Century Skills; Information Technology; Skill Development; Student Attitudes; Relevance (Education); Employment Potential; Work Experience; College Graduates; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Undergraduate Study; Job Skills; Cultural Awareness; Communication Skills; Teamwork; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Relevance; Relevanz; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ausland; Grundstudium; Produktive Fertigkeit; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kommunikationsstil; Australien
Abstract	Many universities have graduate attributes, sometimes referred to as generic skills, soft skills or work ready skills. This paper reports a study of the professional work experiences of recent Australian Information Technology (IT) graduates who identified that communication, time management, teamwork, working with people, working across cultures, project management and business skills were some of the major professional skills required for their work. A discussion of the study and its findings raises questions about the adequacy of the graduate attributes approach in the development of professional skills such as the ability of to work across cultures and on multiple projects which are major requirements of graduates in many IT (and other) workplaces. The study reveals the IT graduates' perspectives on the challenges they faced at work, the typical professional skills requirements of their practice and how they acquired or developed them, the elements of their university study which had relevance to the required workplace professional skills and how well their studies prepared them to meet the professional needs of their practice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01