Practicum and Development of Professional Competences. The Case of Business Students

Perceived features of practicum effectiveness and acquired professional competences among graduate class students in Dilla University

“…As can be appeared in the finding section of the investigation, practicum adequacy is characterized with three domains: availability for future work, upgrades of students and students' practice of the learned concept were (M=2.0809, SD=58024 There is a consistency between the present study and [4], suggested that the majority of graduate class students were very satisfied with the practicum experiences that they got. Similar study [6] found that the students' field trip apparently empowered them to build up certain capabilities that can best be created and reached out during the practicum experience.…”

“…Practicum is a part of the students' academic training that constitutes an intermediate rung on the way to the beginning of their professional career [4]. According to [5], practicum also referred to as a field trip, have taken on an increasingly important role in education over the past decade since it presents students with many advantages, ranging from gaining experience and obtaining a career-related direction to networking with other students from various institutions as they are at the host organization, providing the placement.…”

“…There is no sufficient bodies of literature that show trainees' satisfaction with host organization service, however indirectly literature indicated that host has a contribution to the trainees' level of satisfaction. According to [4], the students value positively the practices in companies, especially for the learning that they acquire in the workplace. Another study [13] revealed host organizations on their commitment to continue supporting the internship program and the structure of benefits that students get from it [14].…”