An Institutional Approach to Developing Students' 'Transferable' Skills

Using conceptual mapping as a tool in the process of Engineering education program design

“…The advice that instructional designers were asked to give SMEs was to ensure that generic capabilities were reflected in the set of intended learning outcomes wherever this was appropriate. In some other universities, generic capabilities are separately assessed (Atlay and Harris, 2000). From discussion of importance of generic capabilities in the literature it appears likely that the extent to which courses facilitate students' attainment of generic capabilities is an area of the curriculum that will come under increasing scrutiny in the future (Bowden, et al, nd;Nunan, 1999).…”

Trendi izobraževanja za delo v informacijskih dejavnostih

“…Within the literature many synonyms have been used to refer to this core set of skills. Such synonyms include 'transferable skills' (Atlay & Harris, 2000), 'key competences' (Mayer, 1992) 'generic skills' (Oliver & McLoughlin, 2001) and 'graduate attributes' (Down, Martin, Hager & Bricknell, 1999).…”

Creating Sustainable and Competitive Employees through the Design of Innovative Higher Education Curriculum

“…In order to compete in the employment market, HEIs are urged to ensure that they are able to produce employable graduates that meet the needs of industry (Moreau & Leathwood, 2006, Harvey, 2000. Therefore, many HEIs have attempted to embed skills into the curriculum (Atlay & Harris, 2000;Chapple & Tolley, 2000). Hillage & Pollard (1998) stated that employability of the graduates depended on the graduates' knowledge, skills and aptitudes.…”