A great deal has been written, over the past three decades, on what constitutes effective teaching in higher education. Teaching effectiveness has been a key concern for universities since it pertains to the achievements of skills required for the competitive job market. The current practice of teaching the engineering fundamental non-culminating courses in undergraduate engineering programmes is through traditional teaching methods. This literature review aims to identify the factors that influence teaching effectiveness of undergraduate engineering programmes. The literature reviewed indicates that researchers have identified lecturers’ ability, course characteristics and teaching methods & material as pertinent measurements of Teaching Effectiveness.
Graduate Employability (EM) is a major issue for Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). In a challenging economy, the role of IHL is not only to produce graduates with specific areas of specialization, but more importantly, to develop EM skills that are most demanding in the 21st Century. This literature review aims to identify the determinant factors influencing the employability of engineering graduates. The Narrative Literature Review method was used to search for relevant articles. The literature review indicates that researchers have identified soft skills, problem solving skills, functional (knowledge) skills and academic reputation as the primary factors influencing the employability of engineering graduates.
Teaching effectiveness has been a key concern for universities since it pertains to the achievements of skills required for the competitive job market. This study aims to identify the factors that might influence teaching effectiveness. For the purpose of the study, data were collected from the seventh semester students of manufacturing engineering programme and product design engineering programme of one university in the northern Peninsular of Malaysia. A structured questionnaire was used and the responses were gathered with a five point Likert Scale. 130 set of questionnaires were collected and were then analysed with partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS SEM) method. The PLS findings revealed that lecturers’ ability, course characteristics and teaching methods & materials are strong predictors of teaching effectiveness. The outcome of this PLS analysis may pave the way for universities to develop new guidelines so as to improve teaching effectiveness. Consequently, this effective teaching will equip the university graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills required by employers.
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