Evaluating the employability skills of industrial engineering graduates: a case study

• Autores: Adham Ahmad Mackieh, Faeza Saleh A. Dlhin
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 35, no. 3, 2019, págs. 925-937
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Incorporation of employability skills in the industrial engineering curriculum to bridge the gap between industry andinstitutions of higher education has become a major issue. This study appraises the employability skills of industrialengineering graduates based on the skills that required additional training, skills that are needed for job performance andskills that are received/emphasized in the curriculum. Two batches of questionnaires are administered to the participants ofthe study. The first batch is administered online to students, employed alumni and faculty members. The second batch isdistributed to instructors of core courses. Thirty-six items of skills are arranged under seven basic employability skills thatwere previously reported are employed in the evaluation. Of the seven employability skills, following management,leadership and information technology skills are identified as skills that require additional training. The responses towardskills required for job performance and skills that are received/emphasized in the curriculum are ranked higher byparticipants based on the percentage of agreement. This study advocated that the perception of participants providesgreater insight into the skills items that should be emphasized in the industrial engineering curriculum to enhance theemployability of graduates.