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100 1 Higgins, Bonnie
245 10 Graduate and employer perceptions regarding job
preparedness skills of design technology graduates
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300 94 p
500 Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-
03, Section: A, page: 0790
500 Adviser: Lynne Chalmers
502 Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of North Dakota, 2007
520 The purpose of this study was to investigate graduate and
employer perceptions in regard to the job preparedness
level of graduates from a design technology program at a
single midwestern university in five skill category areas:
(a) general work habits and skills, (b) communication
skills, (c) technical skills, (d) graphic communication
skills, and (e) project management skills
520 This study was conducted as evaluation research and
implemented an internal formative evaluation conducted
through the administration of surveys to two distinct
groups. Fifty-nine (27.4%) program graduates from 2001-
2006 completed and returned the 19-item survey, while
twenty-seven (67.5%) employers of program graduates
completed and returned the 15-item survey. This sample of
employers may not have employed more than a small
percentage of the graduates from 2001-2006
520 The responses of graduates and employers revealed definite
strengths and weaknesses of graduates in the job skill
categories, along with areas that were modestly rated, but
still need improvement. Through the examination of
graduate and employer perception data, the following
strengths in job preparedness skills of program graduates
were identified: (a) the ability to work in teams, and (b)
the ability to follow a project to completion. The
remaining job skill items under study in this research
were rated with moderate scores, revealing the need for
improvement in those areas. The following weaknesses in
job preparedness skills of program graduates were also
identified through this study: (a) the ability to work
with clients, (b) the ability to communicate with clients,
(c) skills in sketching, (d) knowledge regarding issues of
salary and benefits offered in the industry, (e) the
ability to determine project estimates, and (f) skills in
utilizing project management software
590 School code: 0156
650 4 Design and Decorative Arts
650 4 Education, Higher
690 0389
690 0745
710 2 The University of North Dakota
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