Endorsement to Liberal Arts Education

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Endorsement to Liberal Arts Education

• Employers Survey and
• Graduate Employment Survey
• 13 April 2005

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2004 Employers Survey
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Objectives Methodology

• Objective To know how employers rate Lingnan
  graduates and how the University can better equip
  students to meet employment requirements
• 162 respondents who are responsible for hiring or
  supervising a full time Lingnan graduate
• Completed questionnaires were collected by post,
  fax and telephone interview
• Survey conducted by independent consultancy
  company

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Major Findings (1)

• More than 86 find Lingnan graduates on a par
  with or superior than other local university
  graduates, of which 34 find Lingnan graduates
  superior and far more superior
• 74 are satisfied and very satisfied with the
  overall performance of Lingnan graduates
• 71 employers agree with Lingnan Universitys
  liberal arts mission
• 59 respondents have good and excellent
  impression of Lingnan University

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Major Findings (2)

• The most important skills/ competencies (mean
  score gt4.5) as ranked by employers
• Work hard
• Committed to work
• Willing to take up responsibilities and be
  accountable for results
• Cooperative and flexible
• ( Based on a 5-point scale where 5 Very
  Important and 1 Not Important)
• These are among the top 5 skills/ competencies
  Lingnan graduates perform best in the eyes of the
  employers, suggesting a good match of expectation
  and performance

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Employers Satisfaction towards Overall
Performance of Lingnan Graduates
2004
2002
Percentage of very satisfied and satisfied jumped
significantly to 74.1 in 2004 from 51.1 in 2002
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Comparing Lingnan Graduateswith other University
Graduates
2004
2002
86.3 find Lingnan graduates as good as or better
than other local university graduates, of which
33.5 think Lingnan graduates are superior or far
more superior
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Performance Grid Language Proficiency
Improvement area where there is a gap between
requirement/expectation of employers and
performance of Lingnan graduates
Good match of requirement/expectation of
employers and performance of Lingnan graduates
Performance of Lingnan graduates exceeds the
requirement/ expectation of employers
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Performance Grid Language Proficiency
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Performance Grid Numerical Competency
Computer Literacy
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Performance Grid Analytical Problem-solving
Abilities
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Performance Grid Work Attitude Work-related
Attributes (1)
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Performance Grid Work Attitude Work-related
Attributes (2)
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Performance Grid Work Attitude Work-related
Attributes (3)
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Performance Grid Interpersonal Skills
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Performance Grid Management Skills
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Performance Grid International Perspectives
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Liberal Arts Education
Employers Knowledge of Liberal Arts Education
Employers Agreement with Liberal Arts Education
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Employers Overall Impression of Lingnan
2004
2002
Percentage of good and excellent impression
jumped to 59.4 in 2004 from 46.2 in 2002
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2004 Graduate Employment Survey
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Methodology

• Total number of graduates for bachelor degree
  programmes 698
• Total number of respondents for the 2004 survey
  649
• Response rate of the 2004 survey 93
• Survey closing date 31 December 2004

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Engaged in Employment or Full-time Studies
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Employment Secured within 3 Months After
Graduation
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Average Monthly Income
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THANK YOU

• Questions Welcomed