TY - GEN
T1 - Using MaxDiff Analysis to Measure Employer Satisfaction with Engineering Graduates
AU - Cruz, Jimy Oblitas
AU - Gonz, Leticia Noemi Zavaleta
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The purpose of this study was to evaluate employerś perception considering some aspects to improve related to engineering college graduateś general and specific competencies. The MaxDiff statistical technique, which uses the attribute competency, was applied to better understand the relative order and importance of such competency. The sample consisted of 54 employers and the instruments used were worked at a 95% confidence level. Results show that the top competencies valued by the employers are the graduateś problem-solving abilities and teamwork skills. With respect to the specific competencies, results show that graduates are well qualified for their professional comments and their ability to allign their studies experience in college with their experience of working in a company. It is concluded that the MaxDiff approach could be used to obtain valuable information from employers about graduates' competencies and their approaches in university curriculum.
AB - The purpose of this study was to evaluate employerś perception considering some aspects to improve related to engineering college graduateś general and specific competencies. The MaxDiff statistical technique, which uses the attribute competency, was applied to better understand the relative order and importance of such competency. The sample consisted of 54 employers and the instruments used were worked at a 95% confidence level. Results show that the top competencies valued by the employers are the graduateś problem-solving abilities and teamwork skills. With respect to the specific competencies, results show that graduates are well qualified for their professional comments and their ability to allign their studies experience in college with their experience of working in a company. It is concluded that the MaxDiff approach could be used to obtain valuable information from employers about graduates' competencies and their approaches in university curriculum.
KW - MaxDiff
KW - employer satisfaction
KW - general competencies
KW - specific competencies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191982010&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EDUNINE60625.2024.10500674
DO - 10.1109/EDUNINE60625.2024.10500674
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85191982010
T3 - EDUNINE 2024 - 8th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Empowering Engineering Education: Breaking Barriers through Research and Innovation, Proceedings
BT - EDUNINE 2024 - 8th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference
A2 - Brito, Claudio da Rocha
A2 - Ciampi, Melany M.
T2 - 8th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2024
Y2 - 10 March 2024 through 13 March 2024
ER -