The role of universities in preparing graduates to use software in the financial services workplace

Tickle, Leonie; Kyng, Timothy; Wood, Leigh N.

doi:10.1080/0020739x.2013.790518

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“…This study, through an in-depth online survey, was carried out in Australia, but the applicability was common globally since the practices of the financial services sector are often common around the world. This study of Tickle, et al (2014) found that the disparity could be due to the less formal training in the workplace or also due to proper and effective learning opportunities were unavailable during higher education. This is serious accusation to higher education from a workplace that heavily utilizes the software for productive work.…”

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“…The data was collected from 128 graduates, and they were asked to indicate their preferences on organizational culture, leadership, communication, decision making, team working, motivation and development, the results indicate that significant expectation gap exists in all the areas surveyed. Focusing on both the graduates and employers' perspectives of the necessary level of skill that the graduates as employees must have, it was revealed that there is a disparity that explained the role that higher education plays in teaching the software needed in the financial services sector (Tickle, Kyng, & Wood, 2014). This study, through an in-depth online survey, was carried out in Australia, but the applicability was common globally since the practices of the financial services sector are often common around the world.…”

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Performance Expectations for IT Graduates in Software Development

Jayakody¹,

Bulathsinghala²,

Lihinigama³

et al. 2019

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Technology makes the world more connected than it did yesterday, and it integrates worldwide activities in a blink of an eye. In the IT sector, there are several job roles as identified under software development. These job roles have different duties and tasks which requires employees, with a unique set of skills to match the specific requirements in the field. During the past few decades, the employment landscape has changed, and new occupations are rising in the field of software development, yet no satisfactory evidence has been provided by existing literature on the performance expectations in the industry, for IT graduates in software development, in the Sri Lankan context. Therefore, this research objectives to ascertain the expectations of employers on the technical, personal, educational, and general competencies of employees, holding an IT degree and to draw differences among individual and teamwork settings according to the identified competencies.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance Expectations for IT Graduates in Software Development

Jayakody¹,

Bulathsinghala²,

Lihinigama³

et al. 2019

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“…Spreadsheet proficiency is one of the most critical workplace skills, especially in the business sector (Lee, Tang, Sam, & Xiong, 2018). For example, a study shows that graduates in the finance sector often use spreadsheets in business settings (Tickle, Kyng, & Wood, 2014). Another study about the skills requirements for graduates in accounting job advertisements indicates that Excel competency ranks the second highest, and this is the most highly requested computer skill (Dunbar, Laing, & Wynder, 2016).…”

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Investigating the characteristics of MOOCs according to eight critical dimensions: A case study

Lai¹,

Bower²,

Breyer³

et al. 2020

ASCILITE’s First Virtual Conference. Proceedings ASCILITE 2020 in Armidale

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been a popular trend in the online learning landscape. However, MOOC learners have expressed their dissatisfaction with the courses or problems with course management. To develop a widely accepted MOOC, the main aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics of MOOCs by using eight themes: learning outcomes, affective elements, behaviours, design, technology elements, pedagogy, presence and institutional environment. Using the case study approach, we explored the practices of four MOOCs in an Excel specialisation by using student unsolicited feedback, the literature and the analysis of the MOOCs by researchers. We analysed the learners’ posts on the official forums with auto-code sentiment and text search functions in Nvivo 12 Plus. The results of this study showed that high-rated MOOCs had approximately 74.7% of positive sentiments on discussion forums, with 1.2% negative and 24.1% neutral. The results indicated that MOOCs helped learners improve their level of knowledge in the subject area. Teachers/instructors also play a very significant role, and they have to provide clear explanations in different concepts. To conclude, this study intends to offer guidelines to researchers, educators, and MOOC designers to create successful MOOCs by focusing on the eight dimensions.

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“…Esta definición adaptada a los estudios de graduado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas se puede expresar como identificación de modelos, técnicas y software más adecuados en cada caso. Tickle et al (2014) concluyen que los graduados no muestran tanta competencia en el uso de software como los empleadores quisieran. Los autores atribuyen la falta de competencia a la carencia en formación coherente en las universidades.…”

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La competencia instrumental específica en el grado de Administracion y Dirección de Empresas de la Universitat Politècnica de València

Sanchis

Andrés²,

Blasco³

et al. 2019

JIDDO – I Jornada De Innovación en Docencia Universitaria Para La Dirección De Organizaciones Públicas Y Privadas

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La competencia transversal instrumental específica hace referencia al uso de herramientas y tecnologías necesarias para el ejercicio profesional. El término específico hace referencia a la titulación. El objetivo de la misma debe ser aproximar las competencias y habilidades de los graduados a los requerimientos y demandas de las empresas. En la Facultad de Administración y Dirección de Empresas de la Universitat Politècnica de València varias de las asignaturas que evalúan esta competencia lo hacen empleando la hoja de cálculo como la herramienta necesaria para el ejercicio profesional. Otras se centran en técnicas y modelos específicos de la materia mediante el uso de software libre.

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The role of universities in preparing graduates to use software in the financial services workplace

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References 21 publications

Performance Expectations for IT Graduates in Software Development

Performance Expectations for IT Graduates in Software Development

Investigating the characteristics of MOOCs according to eight critical dimensions: A case study

La competencia instrumental específica en el grado de Administracion y Dirección de Empresas de la Universitat Politècnica de València

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