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Performance of engineering graduates as perceived by employers: Past and present

The objective of this paper is to observe the improvement of engineering graduates by comparing the employers' perception in the past and present, towards attributes owned by engineering graduates in their workplace. The data collected through face-to-face and telephone interviews with employer...

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Main Authors:	Basri H., Zaharim A., Omar M.Z., Yuzainee M.Y.
Other Authors:	57192888245
Format:	Conference paper
Published:	2023
Subjects:	attributes employers engineering graduates satisfactory Engineering Managers Engineering graduates Level of satisfaction Malaysia Malaysians Operational performance Past and present Systems approach Team members Engineering education
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spelling	my.uniten.dspace-302442023-12-29T15:45:51Z Performance of engineering graduates as perceived by employers: Past and present Basri H. Zaharim A. Omar M.Z. Yuzainee M.Y. 57192888245 15119466900 55420424000 42862720000 attributes employers engineering graduates satisfactory Engineering Managers attributes employers Engineering graduates graduates Level of satisfaction Malaysia Malaysians Operational performance Past and present satisfactory Systems approach Team members Engineering education The objective of this paper is to observe the improvement of engineering graduates by comparing the employers' perception in the past and present, towards attributes owned by engineering graduates in their workplace. The data collected through face-to-face and telephone interviews with employers from Kelang Valley area of Malaysia in 2010 and from employers across sectors in various regions of Malaysia in 2006. The interviews were carried out only with high ranking officers, in this case; Head of Division or higher position to ensure accurate results. The employers responded to the level of satisfaction on each of the attributes performed by Malaysian graduates using Likert scale. The findings discovered that employers tend to rate engineering graduates better in 2010 than those in 2006. The result in 2010 indicates that there are 10 out of 13 attributes have a higher percentage of employers satisfied on the graduates' performance than to result in 2006. In 2010, the highest percentage (67.4%) of employers satisfied the performance of graduates on the ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large. However, in 2006, only 49.5% of employers satisfied the performance of graduates on this attribute. The attributes that obtained lower agreement on employers satisfaction in 2010 compared to those in 2006 are (1) ability to utilise a systems approach to design and evaluate operational performance, (2) ability to function effectively as an individual and in a group with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member and (3) having the knowledge of contemporary issues. � 2012 IEEE. Final 2023-12-29T07:45:51Z 2023-12-29T07:45:51Z 2012 Conference paper 10.1109/EDUCON.2012.6201116 2-s2.0-84864135848 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84864135848&doi=10.1109%2fEDUCON.2012.6201116&partnerID=40&md5=f30e96ab6df3f1ad98616a5421cca651 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/30244 6201116 Scopus
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spellingShingle	attributes employers engineering graduates satisfactory Engineering Managers attributes employers Engineering graduates graduates Level of satisfaction Malaysia Malaysians Operational performance Past and present satisfactory Systems approach Team members Engineering education Basri H. Zaharim A. Omar M.Z. Yuzainee M.Y. Performance of engineering graduates as perceived by employers: Past and present
description	The objective of this paper is to observe the improvement of engineering graduates by comparing the employers' perception in the past and present, towards attributes owned by engineering graduates in their workplace. The data collected through face-to-face and telephone interviews with employers from Kelang Valley area of Malaysia in 2010 and from employers across sectors in various regions of Malaysia in 2006. The interviews were carried out only with high ranking officers, in this case; Head of Division or higher position to ensure accurate results. The employers responded to the level of satisfaction on each of the attributes performed by Malaysian graduates using Likert scale. The findings discovered that employers tend to rate engineering graduates better in 2010 than those in 2006. The result in 2010 indicates that there are 10 out of 13 attributes have a higher percentage of employers satisfied on the graduates' performance than to result in 2006. In 2010, the highest percentage (67.4%) of employers satisfied the performance of graduates on the ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large. However, in 2006, only 49.5% of employers satisfied the performance of graduates on this attribute. The attributes that obtained lower agreement on employers satisfaction in 2010 compared to those in 2006 are (1) ability to utilise a systems approach to design and evaluate operational performance, (2) ability to function effectively as an individual and in a group with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member and (3) having the knowledge of contemporary issues. � 2012 IEEE.
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title	Performance of engineering graduates as perceived by employers: Past and present
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