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Transversal competences in Italian University Programmes: initial results of a survey
No full textPurpose of this paper: [Our main purpose was to investigate how transversal competences, one of the most important innovations in the teaching world, are dealt with in Italian universities and therefore at the same time assess the quality of university programmes. The results of a survey carried out with the Agnelli Foundation and the collaboration of several faculty deans are here presented. The survey is also part of a larger research project involving entrepreneurs and graduates.]
Design/methodology/approach: [A semi-structured questionnaire was e-mailed to all coordinators of university programmes on offer for the academic year 2014/2015. The list of competences originated in a previous research.]
Findings: [The survey gave rise to interesting results not only about transversal competences in intramural and extramural courses, but also about overall programme planning and management.]
Research limitations/implications: [Even if response to the survey was statistically relevant (37.8%), higher percentages might have been achieved if the questionnaire had been submitted in a more appropriate moment in the academic year.]
Practical implications: [The analysis of the results could well stimulate a revision of programme and course content as well as curricula restructuring, with the focus transferred onto students as the central stakeholders]
Social Implications: [An examination of the concrete needs of graduates should help increase their chances of entering the labour market, though in no way totally solving the problem of employability.]
What is original/value of paper: [While most international documents refer to “basic skills” rather than “general skills”, this preliminary piece of research aimed at identifying the presence /absence of specific competences at university level.
Bachelor degree owners’ employment in Italy and in other European Countries
No full textTraditionally, Italy had just one long-cycle university degree; the two-tier system has been introduced as
implementation of the Bologna Process (1999). We are interested in examining how the new first level degree, Bachelor
in Europe and “Laurea L” in Italy, has worked in our country, mainly as far as employability is concerned. Our analysis
has been framed in the European context, particularly looking at Bachelors in countries where traditionally there was
only one level. The basic question is: has the new first-cycle degree been accepted by the labour market, or is it
considered merely as an intermediate step in a route leading to a Master degree? As expected, there are differences in
the countries under scrutiny, but there are also common indications. Answers for Italy are found analysing in detail
existing surveys, which give precise indications about working and study conditions of 2007 and 2008 graduates,
interviewed one year after graduation. Employment rate is not negligible, even if it is of course lower for L than from
second level graduates; sometimes, work is combined with prosecution of studies. Effects of the crisis are present for
both types of graduates. Some preliminary conclusions are drawn, and possible developments of the research are
indicated
"How Growing Pressure to be Competitive at National and International Level Affects University Governance"
No full textL'articolo offre un'analisi comparativa dei sistemi di governance universitaria di sei paesi europei basata su un'indagine che ha coinvolto 18 istituzioni universitarie ed ha comportato circa 700 interviste a leaders universitari di diverso livell
Employability and competencies of Bachelors in Italy
No full textSince 60% of Italian Bachelor graduates enroll immediately in a Master programme, the
public often assumes that this is a consequence of very limited employment opportunities for
these graduates. We show that this is contradicted by existing data on the employment rate of
graduates that show a small difference in the employment rates of Bachelor and Master
graduates. Bachelors who only looked for a job right after graduation have a high rate of
employment, while many of those who enrolled in a Master programme are also working.
However, employers often remark that university graduates are well prepared in their
disciplines, but lack general competences. By analyzing the responses to a questionnaire sent to
heads of university programmes, we investigated the general competences indicated as learning
outcomes in the curricula offered by Italian universities. We present here some of our results
Employment of university graduates in Italy and competence matching
No full textEmployment rate of graduates in Italy is examined. Rate for Bachelors is lower than for
Master graduates, but the difference is small. As 60% Bachelor graduates enrol immediately in a
Master programme, many of them being at the same time at work, we looked separately at
Bachelors not enrolled in a Master programme. It turns out that in this case the employment rate
is quite high. However, employers often remark that university graduates (with Bachelor as well
as with Master degree) are well prepared in their disciplines, but lack general competences. By
analysing the responses to a questionnaire sent to heads of university programmes, we
investigated the general competences indicated as learning outcomes in the curricula offered by
Italian universities. Some of the results are presented
Laureati “puri” di primo livello: l’occupazione in molti casi c’è
No full textL’articolazione dei titoli universitari su due livelli (seguiti da un terzo, il Dottorato, con caratteristiche in parte diverse) è stata decisa nel 1999 nell’ambito del “Processo di Bologna” (dal nome del luogo in cui l’intesa tra i paesi europei è stata siglata); in Italia essi sono denominati, rispettivamente, Laurea (L, con percorso triennale) e Laurea Magistrale, LM (in una prima fase detta Laurea Specialistica).
La situazione occupazionale dei laureati di primo livello (L) è un argomento su cui si sono sviluppate, e sono tuttora presenti, numerose polemiche. Più della metà dei laureati L proseguono gli studi nella LM, e molti attribuiscono ciò anche alla scarsa spendibilità di L; l’opinione pubblica, non di rado, è stata addirittura indotta a pensare che riferendosi ai laureati di primo livello non si possa parlare di occupazione se non in casi molto particolari (professioni sanitarie).
In realtà non è così; l’analisi che qui presentiamo in sintesi mostra una situazione nettamente diversa. AlmaLaurea e STELLA sono state le nostre fonti statistiche di riferimento. Laddove è stato possibile si è proceduto a sommare i dati rilevati dai due enti, che insieme operano su una popolazione pari a oltre il 70% dei laureati italiani di primo livello del 2009. Nei casi in cui ciò non è stato possibile, gli approfondimenti sono stati effettuati utilizzando i soli dati AlmaLaurea, che comunque contribuiscono a costruire un quadro piuttosto esaustivo della situazione italiana
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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