I found this report inters ting because it stresses that learning outcomes should be in line with what employers are looking for. Basically, we should a line the outcomes with the most important skills that employers say graduates are lacking. According to this report the two largest areas that employers would like more emphasis on are written and oral communication (89%) and critical thinking and analytical skills (81%).
I was surprised to see that science and technology (70%) was not one of the top two with the emphasis that has been on the STEM area. I was also a little disappointed that critical thinking was an area that was perceived to need more attention. To me that is the point of higher education..teach students to think critically regardless of the discipline.
The other part of the report that I connected with is that education should be global regardless of if it is a technical program our a PhD, and by only training job related skills we are not setting up students and ultimately our country to compete in the global environment we live in.
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