ERIC Number: EJ1042662
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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Evaluating the Impact of Career Management Skills Module and Internship Programme within a University Business School
Taylor, Antony Richard; Hooley, Tristram
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v42 n5 p487-499 2014
This study evaluates the impact of an intervention on business school graduates' employability comprising of a curriculum-based career management skills (CMS) module and an industrial placement year. The study uses data from the destinations of leavers of higher education survey to examine the employability of different groups within the cohort (no intervention, CMS module only and CMS module plus structured work experience). It finds that structured work experience has clear, positive effects on the ability of graduates to secure employment in "graduate level" jobs within six months of graduation. Furthermore, participation in the CMS module also has a clear, positive effect upon the ability of participants to secure employment.
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Career Education, Skill Development, Employment Potential, Learning Modules, Cohort Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Work Experience, College Outcomes Assessment, Graduate Surveys, Data Analysis, Online Surveys, Employment Qualifications, Employment Level, Statistical Analysis, Internship Programs, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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