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Hei, Kuang Ching; David, Maya Khemlani – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to identify the difficulties postgraduate students face in writing the literature review for their thesis and dissertation. Methodology: Seventy postgraduate students from 9 faculties in one public university in the Klang Valley consented to participating in this study. They were 49 Masters candidates and 21 doctoral (PhD)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Skill Development, Graduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Ali, Jamal; Eam, Lim Hock; Ismail, Russayani; Rahim, Fauziah Abdul; Isa, Filzah Md; Ismail, Ismi Arif – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014
Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of Finishing School programmes in enhancing the employability of graduates from institutions of higher learning. The perceptions of the graduates and employers towards the effectiveness of the programmes were analyzed. The effectiveness of Finishing School programmes evaluated through a graduate…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, College Students, Graduate Surveys, Employer Attitudes
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Wahab, Ahmad Wazir Aiman Bin Mohd Abd; Ismail, Noor Akmal Shareela Binti – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Organizations have always placed emphasis on the public's voices as an effort to continue enhancing their service towards society. University's performance and its relevance in a nation is highly dependent on the marketability of its students. The ability to widely distribute their students and to heighten their mobility in society and in the work…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Basic Skills
Mokhtar, Seri Bunian; Rahman, Saemah; Mokhtar, Seri Intan; Husain, Mohd Yusof – Online Submission, 2012
This study was carried out to review the GS (generic skills) instruments used for engineering students. A total of 455 respondents were involved in this study. The variables presented in this study were the information management skills, communication skill, team working skill, problem-solving skill, lifelong learning skill, technology utilization…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Predictor Variables
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Stein, Andrew; Licciardi, Raquel – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
The School of Management and Information Systems at Victoria University Australia resides within the Business Faculty and has a range of Management and Information Systems degrees. In 2008 all degree programs in the Business Faculty introduced a compulsory generic graduate skills unit that focussed on problem-solving, critical thinking,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Basic Skills, Units of Study
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Rasul, Mohamad Sattar; Rauf, Rose Amnah Abd; Mansor, Azlin Norhaini; Puvanasvaran, A. P. – International Education Studies, 2012
Research nationally and internationally found that technical graduates are lacking in employability skills. As employability skills are crucial in outcome-based education, the main goal of this research is to develop an Employability Skill Assessment Tool to help students and lecturers produce competent graduates in employability skills needed by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Technical Education, Technical Occupations