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Exploring Informatics Graduate Attributes & Employability Skills

This study delves into the correlation between UOW informatics graduate attributes and skills desired by employers, through interviews and literature review. Uncovering insights, comparing responses, and examining limitations to ultimately offer recommendations.

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Exploring Informatics Graduate Attributes & Employability Skills

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  1. Graduate Attribute Challenge Informatics Team B Adam Kohler Kratika Sangal

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Interviews • Literature Review • University & Graduate Attributes • Limitations • Conclusion

  3. Graduate Attribute Challenge Introduction

  4. Introduction • The Study • Discover link between G.A. of UOW informatics graduate and employability skills sort after by employers. • Main Objectives • Two part study – Interviews & Lit. review

  5. Graduate Attribute Challenge Interviews

  6. Interviews • Employer’s Profile • Interviewing Technique (s) • Skills sought in new graduates • Personal attributes • Two sides of IT • Other insights • Comparison of responses

  7. Interviews • Employer’s Profile • Noel Parkhill • V. A. Pradeep • Daniel F Saffioti • D. P. Sangal

  8. Interviews • Interviewing Technique • Open ended questions • Face to face interviews • Probing technique • Skills set • Attributes identified by team • Cross verification of responses

  9. Interviews • Skills sought in new graduates • Interest in discipline • Open minded • Analytical • Problem solving ability • Adaptability & Flexibility • Communication skills • Teamwork skills • Self learning ability • Interpersonal skills

  10. Interviews • Personal attributes • Presentation skills • Social skills • Leadership skills • Motivation • Creativity • Free thinker • Hard working • Agile

  11. Interviews • Two Sides of IT • Technical – CSCI, etc. • Non Technical – IACT, etc • Expectations from graduates • Technical • Non Technical

  12. Interviews • Other insights • Commercial Schools vs. University • Different skill sets • Knowledge Foundation • Narrow Scope • Significance of Postgraduate degree • Importance • Differentiating criteria

  13. Interviews • Comparison of responses • Work culture • Experience • Area within industry

  14. Graduate Attribute Challenge Literature Review

  15. Literature Review • Literature Reviewed • Trends in IT Recruitment • Comparison with Primary Research

  16. Literature Review • Literature Review • Material studied • Past Research • Employer Satisfaction with ICT Research Graduates • Employer Satisfaction with Graduate Skills Survey

  17. Literature Review • Trends in IT Recruitment • 2002: unemployment among ICT professionals – 11.9% • 2003: decline in ICT jobs • 2003: Private Industry employment – 76%

  18. Literature Review • Comparison with Primary Research • Similar attribute skills sought after • Interviewees echoed almost identical ideas as presented in the literature by Dianne Hagan

  19. Graduate Attribute Challenge University & GraduateAttributes

  20. University & Graduate Attributes • Striking a balance • Short comings

  21. University & Graduate Attributes • Striking a balance • Conflict between industry requirements and Universities desire to include a broader theoretical knowledge base • Combination degrees / majors • Professional work experience

  22. University & Graduate Attributes • Short comings • Industrial relationships • Collaborative projects

  23. Graduate Attribute Challenge Limitations of the Study

  24. Limitations of the Study • Time constraints • Team structure • Lack of resources • Team synergy • Skewed Outlook • Untapped Resources

  25. Graduate Attribute Challenge Conclusion

  26. Conclusion • Main findings • IT industry • Dynamic • Sensitive • Faculty of Informatics • Adapting • Evolving • Recommendations

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