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Teaching Soft Skills Employers Need
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Ellis, Maureen; Kisling, Eric; Hackworth, Robbie G. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This study identifies the soft skills community colleges teach in an office technology course and determines whether the skills taught are congruent with the soft skills employers require in today's entry-level office work. A qualitative content analysis of a community college office technology soft skills course was performed using 23 soft skills…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Job Skills
Ethics Education in Accounting Curricula: Does It Influence Recruiters' Hiring Decisions of Entry-Level Accountants?
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Breaux, Kevin; Chiasson, Michael; Mauldin, Shawn; Whitney, Teresa – Journal of Education for Business, 2010
Recently, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has focused its attention on mandating specific ethics coursework within the 150-hr requirement for eligibility to sit for the uniform CPA examination. This push for ethics education heightened attention toward ethics in the accounting curriculum and is the basis for the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Hypothesis Testing, Ethics, Course Content
An Assessment of Vocational Education Foundations Curriculum Content and the Entry-Level Skills Needed by Beginning Trade and Industrial Education Supervisors.
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Miller, Aaron J. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1990
A survey of all Ohio vocational education directors (N=113) and 55 trade and industrial supervisors received 46 and 91 responses, respectively. Respondents indicated that entry-level supervisors needed greatest understanding of the value, importance, and benefits of vocational education; articulation of business needs to vocational education;…
Descriptors: Course Content, Entry Workers, Foundations of Education, Teacher Supervision
What Should Be Taught in Business Communications as Perceived by the Business World.
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Eckert, Sidney W.; Allen, Thomas R., Jr. – 1986
A survey elicited information from the business community on the written and oral business communications skills needed by entering first-level management and supervisory personnel. It also gave the business personnel surveyed the opportunity to evaluate the business communications competencies currently offered in college business communications…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Communication Skills, Course Content
Drug Information Training and Experience at U.S. Schools of Pharmacy.
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Davis, Sharon K.; Krucke, Lynn B. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1994
A survey of 56 pharmacy schools gathered information on current content of drug information courses and clerkships and plans to change training methods as the Doctor of Pharmacy becomes the sole entry-level degree. Some schools will modify course or clerkship content, by omitting or shifting objectives within the curriculum. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Clinical Experience, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Basic Entry-Level Competencies Needed for Employment. Final Report.
Barr, Lowell L.; Fairchild, Patricia – 1984
Designed to update an original study conducted two years ago, this study questioned businesses across Wyoming about the job skills needed by persons graduating from high school and immediately entering the work force in office occupations. A questionnaire was sent to 210 businesses across the state, with a response rate of 62 percent (137…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Clerical Occupations, Course Content, Curriculum Development