Addressing Undergraduate Skill Gaps in Higher Education: Revisiting Communication in the Major Course Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Kleckner, Mary Jae; Butz, Nikolaus
Titel	Addressing Undergraduate Skill Gaps in Higher Education: Revisiting Communication in the Major Course Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Business, 96 (2021) 7, S.411-423 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kleckner, Mary Jae)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2323
DOI	10.1080/08832323.2020.1844119
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Communication Skills; Employer Attitudes; Satisfaction; Alignment (Education); Labor Force; Education Work Relationship; Business Communication; Curriculum + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsstil; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Zufriedenheit; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Unternehmenskommunikation; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan
Abstract	Ongoing employer concerns about communication skill deficits and workforce readiness among college graduates have prompted this regionally-based study comparing survey results between 2015 and 2018 that identified oral and written communication skills that regarded as critical to career success by local employers. Results examine the areas where employer perceptions about communication skill importance and satisfaction had changed, particularly in areas addressed by communication course outcomes adopted by a regional public undergraduate business program. Results indicate that dissatisfaction declined in skills directly addressed by communication curriculum, and in some areas satisfaction levels improved. Implications for aligning undergraduate curriculum to regional workforce needs are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01