Impact of programs on competency, career, and income on management graduates

Abstract

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the impact of Federal University of Bahia’s Business Administration graduate programs on graduates’ competency, career and income development. Design/methodology/approach It is a descriptive study, for which a survey was applied and the data were analyzed using quantitative techniques (descriptive analysis, factorial analysis, t-test, Mann–Whitney test and regression analysis). Data collection was conducted through an electronic questionnaire sent to the graduates in the period between 1998 and 2012. Findings The results show that in general, the research participants perceive competency, career and income development after the course. At the same time, a comparison between the graduates of academic and professional axes (courses) was carried out, and in general, there is a certain similarity between perceptions. Originality/value This research contributes to the theoretical field on evaluation of graduates, both from a methodological point of view, because of conducted statistical analysis that is complementary to other methods used, and from a practical point of view, as it offers redesign and improvement elements to the program’s curricula and teaching-learning methodologies so that it can maximize competency development, career and income of graduates.

Competencias de Empleabilidad para Futuros Administradores Peruanos

“…Asimismo, es sustancial remarcar que el desarrollo de las competencias en los estudiantes es un trabajo que compete a la universidad; ya que las estrategias que piensan implementar en el plan de estudios, tienen que estar acorde a las tendencias y necesidades de las empresas (Paixão & Souza, 2018). Sin embargo, también es un trabajo mutuo, puesto que el estudiante es responsable de su formación profesional, a partir de cuán interesado está por su futuro, que se refleja con la dedicación en investigar las competencias de empleabilidad que las empresas consideran primordiales al momento de contratar.…”

Pathways to a Succesful Career: Unveiling the PostGraduate Journey – A Tracer Study

“…The growth of the competencies demanded by the labor market leads to the adaptation of educational institutions to the notion of competency. Thus, institutions have planned their educational courses and programs with the objective of developing in their graduates the key competencies they will need in the world of labor, as well as for life in society (Paixão & de Souza, 2018). However, it is important to consolidate perceptions of what the real effectiveness of these institutions is when providing the conditions for competency development.…”

“…Competency development has been discussed under various approaches in literature. In this sense, during the past decade, an approach has emerged, which seeks to determine the role of educational institutions, with emphasis on stricto sensu graduate programs, regarding the development of competencies by graduates (Paixão & de Souza, 2018). Competency development can be developed in a particular academic endeavor which entails the expanding and honing skills and expertise To measure the impact of the programs they offer, educational institutions have given increased importance to mechanisms that allow capturing students' perceptions regarding the learning process (Baartman and Ruijs, 2011;Bleiklie et al, 2017).…”

“…From the development of these general competencies, the individual would be able to perform activities not only in one or multiple professional contexts but also for life in society. Thus, it is guaranteed to the individual value in the labor market and social value (Paixão & de Souza, 2018).…”

“…The main existing criticism concerns the gap between the knowledge that is offered by the programs and the actual needs of the market (Mihail and Kloutsiniotis, 2014). Thus, there is a gap between the practice of work and what is taught in educational institutions, which needs to be narrowed down (Paixão & de Souza, 2018). Cornuel (2005) Independent Dependent Output Variables Variables It is assumed that after finishing the graduate school degree program, graduates are more enhanced in their professional competencies and in their professional growth.…”