Best practice guidelines for psychologists working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer+ (LGBTIQ+) people and position statements against "conversion therapies" have been published internationally. These call for professional psychologist education to develop competence for work with this community, but studies…

Rapid advancements and emergent technologies add an additional layer of complexity to preparing computer science and information technology higher education students for entering the post pandemic job market. Knowing and predicting employers' technical skill needs is essential for shaping curriculum development to address the emergent skill gap.…

Information technology (IT) and computing are growing fields, offering far more job opportunities than applicants. Yet, little data are available to indicate how course content, employer needs, and additional learning opportunities work together the prepare graduates to enter the IT workforce. To understand the extent to which learners were…

Over the past decade there has been a growing interest in sustainability education in colleges and universities across the United States, with a marked increase in the number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, research institutes, and centers focused on sustainability. Evidence-based core competencies for interdisciplinary…

This article examines the various educational paradigms used in the design of a European studies undergraduate programme in Hong Kong to enhance the acquisition of intercultural competences (IC) among students. The intercultural approach is supported by intensive foreign language (FL) learning and is motivated by a compulsory full year academic…

A wide variety of software tools is currently available to businesses when building e-commerce solutions. Businesses are in need of employees with the appropriate skills to support and implement their e-commerce solutions. Students transitioning from school into the workforce need a well-designed curriculum that can prepare them with the skills…

Western Michigan University's technical teacher education program developed a course on teaching career and employability skills using state standards and benchmarks as a framework. Preservice teachers complete five projects: job shadowing, professional portfolio, written lesson plan, videotape and self-critique of lesson plan, and an application…

A study elicited the opinions of 14 agricultural communication practitioners in Florida concerning knowledge and skills that should be taught to agricultural communication students. Results revealed the need for broad-based instruction and the fact that communication skills are more important than subject-area knowledge. (Author)

This article provides information about teaching keyboarding as a one-week course. Before discussing the results of the one-week course, however, the differences between keyboarding and typewriting are addressed, as well as the appropriate content of a true keyboarding course. (CT)

A management information systems (MIS) curriculum was developed through review of existing programs and feedback from 24 MIS practitioners. Key aspects of the role of the information systems professional were identified: knowledge of integrated business processes, programming skills, and technical skills in niche areas. (Contains 17 references.)…

Offers suggestions for instructors to consider in training journalism students to be reporters; specifically, that they emphasize the importance of observation, the development of creativity, and reporting over writing. (FL)

The complex system dynamics of organizations and the influence of information technology requires workers to have boundary-spanning skills and the ability to work in virtual teams. The integrated business core is an experiential graduate-level course designed to develop these skills; it is also adaptable for inservice training. (Contains 69…

At the University of Edinburgh, 70 animal science students participated in a voluntary 1-hour per week course designed to develop interpersonal and transferable skills, such as job search, peer evaluation, and teamwork. Most students found the course useful in improving oral communication and listening skills and understanding of teamwork. (SK)

A course devoted to trial law and procedure would be useful in the law school curriculum. It is a meaningful contribution to law students' core education, and there are educational costs in not teaching it. Simply adding a trial law component to existing advocacy courses would not serve the purpose. (MSE)

Discusses three reasons why the teaching of job search skills in a business communications course is inappropriate. Explores the question of domain, professionalism beyond personal needs, and the importance of job searching skills relative to other skills taught in business communications. (HTH)