Fostering university students' employability skills: A case study of a short-term work-based university-industry collaboration project in Taiwan

培育台灣大學生就業力：短期產學合作效益之個案研究

黃湘怡(Hsiang-I Huang)

《嶺東通識教育研究學刊》 8卷3期 (2020/02) Pp. 55-82

摘要

The paper aims to explore whether a short-term work-based university-industry collaboration project enhances university students' general employabilit and other skills, particularly for language majors. This study was a qualitative pilot study using an in-depth interview to collect research data. The results showed that the participants perceived improvement in 8 employability skills, including: (1) working attitude, (2) stress resistance, (3) communication skills, (4) professional knowledge and skills, (5) learning motivation, (6) teamwork, (7) technology skills, and (8) ability to spot and solve problems. Participants also improved on time management ability, information skills, and crisis management abilities despite the contradicting result for interpersonal skills. The results suggested that such a project facilitated students' employability skills while offering interdisciplinary learning opportunities. However, due to the limited number of participants, research results may lack generalizability. In addition, the present study investigated the perceived effectiveness of the university-industry collaboration project on university students' employability skills. As a result, the recruitment of more participants and the use of other means of measurement are suggested for future research.

關鍵字

Employability Skills ； University-Industry Collaboration Project ； Work-Based Learning ； Interdisciplinary Learning ； Higher Education

並列摘要

本篇研究旨在探討短期產學合作案對台灣大學生就業力之增進，進行效能認知之研究。此研究透過面訪之方式，蒐集並進而分析2名參與產學合作案之大學生資料。研究結果指出，即使短期產學合作案跟大學生的主修科目無完全相關，也能對大學生就業力有正面之助益。參與之大學生表示其八大就業力指標項目皆因參與大學產學案而有所進步，此八大就業力包括：（一）工作態度；（二）抗壓力；（三）表達與溝通能力；（四）專業知識與技術；（五）學習意願；（六）團隊合作能力；（七）科技運用技能；（八）發掘及解決問題能力。除此之外，參與學生之時間管理能力、資訊查詢技巧、及危機處理能力也皆有所增進。唯一和其他文獻結果較有分歧之處則為人際溝通能力，參與學生對此項目表達相反之意見，因而無法進而有定論。由於本研究所蒐集之資料及使用之研究方法皆為針對學生自我效能之認知，因此建議未來之相關研究可以加入不同之資料蒐集或研究方法，及增加參與學生人數。

並列關鍵字

就業力 ； 產學合作 ； 工作本位學習 ； 高等教育 ； 跨領域學習

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