Evaluating the efficacy of embedding employability into a second-year undergraduate module

Bradley, A. Paul; Priego-Hernández, Jacqueline; Quigley, Martyn

doi:10.1080/03075079.2021.2020748

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“…An online survey was administered using Qualtrics. A version of the survey has been used and validated in research conducted by Bradley et al . (2022).…”

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“…An online survey was administered using Qualtrics. A version of the survey has been used and validated in research conducted by Bradley et al (2022). Participants were first required to provide socio-demographic details including their age, gender, university, year of study, degree programme, work experience completed during their degree (i.e., Part-time Job;…”

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University students' perceptions of graduate employer selection tests

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Stocker

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PurposeThe purpose of the current study was to examine university students' knowledge, confidence and experience of popular graduate employer selection tests.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional self-report survey was administered to gather a sufficient number of quantitative responses from undergraduate students. A total of 241 students completed the survey with most of them being psychology students from Swansea University. Four key variables were examined: (1) students' experience, (2) confidence and (3) knowledge of selection tests and (4) their desire for more information about selection tests as part of their degree. An audit of selection tests used by the Times Top 100 graduate employers was also conducted.FindingsStudents tended to misjudge how often selection tests were used by employers, and generally lacked experience with these tests. Students' confidence in completing each test varied as a function of the selection test; however, prior experience with these tests positively predicted confidence. Additionally, over 70% of students reported a desire for further information about selection tests as part of their degree.Practical implicationsThese novel findings suggest that students could benefit from further information about selection tests as part of their degree programme which would be of benefit to both students and universities.Originality/valueThese findings are, to the authors knowledge, the first to explicitly assess second- and third-year undergraduate students' knowledge, experience and confidence with popular graduate employer selection tests and demonstrate that students would like more information about these tests on their programme.

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“…An online survey was administered using Qualtrics. A version of the survey has been used and validated in research conducted by Bradley et al . (2022).…”

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University students' perceptions of graduate employer selection tests

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“…Like being able to structure an essay, researching appropriate resources and following academic practices, employment skills are similar in societal consistency and are a parallel necessity which are perhaps missed. These recommendations have been drawn from my experience as Head of Employability at a small-medium English University 2018-22, as well as literature that emphasises the need for students to be able to translate their university experiences for job applications (Dunne, 2017;Lowe, 2020), the need to embed employability into the curriculum (Daubney, 2021) and the importance of career choice following university (Bradley, Priego-Hernández and Quigley, 2022). The following five recommended actions are one suggestion to ensure employability skills are embedded into the curriculum.…”

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Embedding employability into the curriculum: five recommendations to improve widening participation students’ graduate employability

Lowe

2023

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Ensuring students succeed during and beyond their degree, no matter their background, ethnicity, disability or demographic has been outlined in the mission of the English higher education regulator, the Office for Students (Office for Students, 2018). Additionally, there are endless strategies, agendas, research projects and discussions around improving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) within universities, yet there is less literature relating to EDI activity relating to graduate employability. This paper argues that the areas where greater attention is required within EDI is the work of academics and careers support services, to enhance graduate outcomes, through the development of core employment and recruitment skills (Underwood, 2022), through embedding professional literacies into the curriculum. From making parallels with strategies to support academic literacies, this paper argues that certain employability development elements should be embedded into the core assessed curriculum of degrees, to support all students in developing their professional literacies.

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“…Each consulting team now prepares a promotional video that summarizes the qualifications and expertise of each team member and representative consulting engagements, specifically discussing the organization, scope of work, and deliverables with which they have engaged during the course. A video component has proven to be a valuable addition to each student's professional portfolio (Holtzman et al, 2022;Bradley et al, 2022), which can be utilized during initial job seeking and added to beyond graduation.…”

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“…A video component has proven to be a valuable addition to each student's professional portfolio (Holtzman et al. , 2022; Bradley et al ., 2022), which can be utilized during initial job seeking and added to beyond graduation.…”

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Innovative design and delivery of the business capstone course

Fleming

Kowalsky

2022

IJEM

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PurposeThis article discusses the experiences of a university's business school in enhancing the preparation of undergraduates through the innovative design and delivery of Business Policy, the capstone course taken by all business students.Design/methodology/approachThe case discusses the proactive approaches taken to explicitly align efforts between thinking and doing, for both faculty course designers and student participants alike.FindingsTen strategic areas of innovation and improvement are identified and discussed as areas for individual course alignment as well as the impetus for college and university business program development and delivery.Practical implicationsThese innovations can be replicated by other institutions to enhance graduates' career preparation, pursue greater consistency with their organization's mission, develop external stakeholder engagement, and enhance internal collaboration with colleagues within the business school and across the university.Originality/valueThe unique value of this innovative and multifaceted approach was recognized by AACSB International, the elite accrediting agency for business schools, in several articles and at a conference on undergraduate program innovation.

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Evaluating the efficacy of embedding employability into a second-year undergraduate module

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

University students' perceptions of graduate employer selection tests

University students' perceptions of graduate employer selection tests

Embedding employability into the curriculum: five recommendations to improve widening participation students’ graduate employability

Innovative design and delivery of the business capstone course

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