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S/He’s Just Not That Into You: Why Employers Think Students Are Ill-Prepared.

Kimberly Elias

110 employers surveyed

Extracurricular participation important, but not as important as

previous work experience

Ability to describe competencies developed outside the classroom, 61% selected satisfactory or needs improvement,

with only 4% rating their ability as excellent.

Teamwork???

Comprehensive Student Record Project

Fall Quarter 2006 – CSE 5A

CSE 5A. Introduction to Programming I (4) (Formerly CSE 62A) Introduction to algorithms and top-down problem solving. Introduction to the C language including functions, arrays, and standard libraries. Basic skills for using a PC graphical user interface operating system environment. File maintenance utilities are covered. (A student may not receive credit for CSE 5A after receiving credit for CSE 10 or CSE 11 or CSE 8B or CSE 9B or CSE 62B or CSE 65.) Prerequisite: A familiarity with high-school level algebra is expected, but this course assumes no prior programming knowledge.

Discover. Capture. Review. Share.

Joe Triton jtriton@ucsd.edu

Course # Memory and Amn

Enhanced Transcript

Co-Curricular Record

Electronic Portfolio

Student Name

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Reflective tools

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Advising and exploration

Graduate / professional programs

Job search process

On campus jobs

Awards and scholarships

Why do employers think students are ill-prepared?• People are responsible to invest in their skills/training• Lack of understanding of value of co-curriculars• Lack of articulation of skills

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CCR49%

73-77%

What institutions can do

Increase value of co-curricular experiences

Help students reflect on and articulate skills developed

Work together to SHIFT THE CONVERSATION.

Contact:Kim Elias: klelias@ucsd.edu

Visit:Engaged Learning Tools

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