Undergraduate science programs are not providing graduates with the knowledgebase and skills they need to be successful on today’s job market. Curricular changes relevant to today’s marketplace and more opportunities for internships and work experience during students’ secondary education would facilitate a smoother transition to the working world and help employers find graduates that possess both the hard and soft skills needed in the workplace. In this article, we discuss these issues and offer solutions that would generate more marketplace-ready undergraduates
It is increasingly recognised that a university education is about much more than gaining technical ...
A science education is an important element of a literate, advanced and modern society, and the teac...
University-based scientists hold the collective responsibility for educating the next generation of ...
Undergraduate science programs are not providing graduates with the knowledgebase and skills they ne...
Undergraduate science programs are not providing graduates with the knowledgebase and skills they ne...
Improving undergraduate science education for all students is a national imperative in the US, calle...
Today’s science graduates require substantially different skills compared to yesterday’s graduates g...
This paper looks at the final outcome of a science degree program, and considers what happens when s...
To gain employment and a fulfilling career, students need to understand the skills and knowledge tha...
Graduate destination survey data from the University of Tasmania (UTas 2005a) underscore the reality...
Australian STEM graduates emerge from their degrees with deep specialty-area knowledge but the major...
Undergraduate students today face a more demanding and competitive labor market than their parents’ ...
Pedagogical practices can influence students’ confidence and ability beliefs and affect their ambiti...
Graduate employability is an important issue for higher education as the global financial crisis has...
Fiona Birda, Elizabeth Johnsonb, Emma Yenchc, Jeanette Fyffed Presenting Author: Fiona Bird (f.bird...
It is increasingly recognised that a university education is about much more than gaining technical ...
A science education is an important element of a literate, advanced and modern society, and the teac...
University-based scientists hold the collective responsibility for educating the next generation of ...
Undergraduate science programs are not providing graduates with the knowledgebase and skills they ne...
Undergraduate science programs are not providing graduates with the knowledgebase and skills they ne...
Improving undergraduate science education for all students is a national imperative in the US, calle...
Today’s science graduates require substantially different skills compared to yesterday’s graduates g...
This paper looks at the final outcome of a science degree program, and considers what happens when s...
To gain employment and a fulfilling career, students need to understand the skills and knowledge tha...
Graduate destination survey data from the University of Tasmania (UTas 2005a) underscore the reality...
Australian STEM graduates emerge from their degrees with deep specialty-area knowledge but the major...
Undergraduate students today face a more demanding and competitive labor market than their parents’ ...
Pedagogical practices can influence students’ confidence and ability beliefs and affect their ambiti...
Graduate employability is an important issue for higher education as the global financial crisis has...
Fiona Birda, Elizabeth Johnsonb, Emma Yenchc, Jeanette Fyffed Presenting Author: Fiona Bird (f.bird...
It is increasingly recognised that a university education is about much more than gaining technical ...
A science education is an important element of a literate, advanced and modern society, and the teac...
University-based scientists hold the collective responsibility for educating the next generation of ...