The Importance of Embedding Meta Skills in Computer Science Graduate Apprenticeship Programmes

Young, Tiffany

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“…For example, Microsoft have developed training to bridge this gap as new graduates are lacking key skills and attributes [5]. It is clear in computing science degrees such skills need to be more explicitly designed into the degrees, as argued by Young [44] This paper presents an initial exploration of graduate attributes for computing science students within the UK from a University perspective. It proposes initial suggestions of incorporation of such skills into summative assessment alongside technical skills since summative assessment has been shown to motivate student engagement, particularly if similar assessment is repeated [45].…”

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Towards Integrated Graduate Skills for UK Computing Science Students

English

Hayes

2022

Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on United Kingdom &Amp; Ireland Computing Education Research

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In preparing computer science students for industry, degree content often focuses on technical skills such as programming. Such skills are essential for a successful post-study career in industry and is popular with students. However, industry notes that students are often limited in what can be referred to as graduate attributes or transferable skills. Such skills include effective teamwork, communication, and critical thinking, among others. Computing science students can also struggle to identify the value in these skills.To address this gap, it is proposed graduate attributes are incorporated into summatively assessed coursework alongside essential technical skills. The overall aim is to develop a framework for computing science educators which will allow them to incorporate such skills more explicitly through assessment. As an initial step, this paper presents a review of graduate attributes from Russell Group Universities to identify common themes. These skills are summarised with an initial proposal for how some of the most common attributes could be incorporated into coursework assessment.

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Towards Integrated Graduate Skills for UK Computing Science Students

English

Hayes

2022

Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on United Kingdom &Amp; Ireland Computing Education Research

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“…Meanwhile, the language of science and technology: mathematics, and computer science, brings forth the Data Science [312] as the language for understanding data [313], [314]. In particular, computer science is the only science that supports the industrial revolution entirely [315], including the industry 4.0 [316], [317], involving many recent developments such as the Web that allows searching-finding, retrieving-clustering, ranking, categorizing, and analyzing information [318]. Therefore, through this rapid growth, computer science has become a science and tool for other disciplines that require lifelong learning [319], a science that has a scientific target [320], and which resolves resistances and limitations [321] by providing a scientific introduction because of those changes [322].…”

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Computer Science

Nasution¹,

Hidayat²,

Syah³

2022

International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology

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Possible for science itself, conceptually, to have and will understand differently, let alone science also seen as technology, such as computer science. After all, science and technology are viewpoints diverse by either individual, community, or social. Generally, it depends on socioeconomic capabilities. So it is with computer science has become a phenomenon and fashionable, where based on the stream of documents, various issues arise in either its theory or implementation, adapting different communities, or designing curriculum holds in the education system. Generally, there are gaps between rich and poor, masculine and feminine, and basic sciences, engineering, and social sciences in accessing and using computer science. In particular, there have been various developments in hardware, software, and brain-ware from computer science in the application. There are recurring problems shortly, in the same or different places, both in developed and technologically lagging countries. Although computer science is still new, it has provided various innovations through research, which is proven by many documents. Therefore, following the growth of computer science -documents in the reputable indexed database, Scopus -there are clues for showing the trends. That is, dividing documents into three-time sessions: sloping, increasing and decreasing. That is by using a growth graphic. Then equip it with some parameters: topics and the weights from hit counts of databases. It gives the meaning as an interpretation to support the reviews. Therefore, this paper will provide a commentary related to that growth. It is for showing that despite the spread of studies, at the last time-session, the issues were always present simultaneously at the same time in accumulation. That is for describing a study title of computer science about what the world already has, going, and will understand about computer science. It is a view regarding its philosophy, basic science, applications, and technology as concepts and solutions that make computer science the primary foundation for skills and professions in the 21 st century through the education system. Therefore, other scientific fields such as informatics, computer engineering, information science, information technology, and data science, which are at the crossroads of computer science, are also scientific fields that raise different issues.

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“…Young, 2020). The educational and occupational literature has discussed the significance of meta-skills for learning and self-enrichment (D. Finch et al, 2013;Hall & Mirvis, 1995;T. Young, 2020).…”

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“…Researchers have linked meta-skills to various outcomes, including team-based learning, performance and employability (e.g. Barkas et al, 2021; T. Young, 2020).…”

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“…According to Pefanis Schlee and Harich (2010), meta-skills are higher-order capabilities that enable people to acquire other relevant skills for superior outcomes in specific domains. Meta-skills have been associated with a host of outcomes, including learning, performance, employability and career development (Barkas et al, 2021; Westfall, 1999; T. Young, 2020).…”

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Creative Meta-Skills: Construct, Dimensions and Implications for Marketing Professionals

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Mungra

Ambika³

et al. 2023

Australasian Marketing Journal

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Creative skills are often regarded as a vital asset for marketing professionals. Unprecedented technology-driven shifts have further accentuated the need for creativity in marketing. However, scholars and practitioners’ understanding of the capabilities required to acquire creative skills is lacking, which is a matter of concern given the importance of these capabilities and creativity in marketing. Our study thus aims to address the following research questions: (1) What are creative meta-skills (i.e. capabilities required to acquire creative skills)? and (2) How is this construct related to other relevant constructs? In addressing these questions, we define the construct of creative meta-skills, anchored in flow theory and delineate its dimensions – that is, creative growth mindset, diligence and openness to feedback. Further, using the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) model, we relate creative meta-skills to creative performance through creative personal identity (CPI) and creative self-efficacy (CSE) and empirically test this relationship via two studies. Theoretically, this paper contributes to the literature on meta-skills and creativity in marketing (CiM) by refining the construct of creative meta-skills and by providing a conceptual framework. This topic will be a valuable addition to the marketing curriculum. Further, firms can use this study’s insights to enhance their marketing professionals’ creativity quotient. The hiring process for creative industries/roles would benefit by considering creative meta-skills, CPI and CSE in the evaluation criteria. The paper ends with a note on its own limitations and directions for future research.

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The Importance of Embedding Meta Skills in Computer Science Graduate Apprenticeship Programmes

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