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Insightful Student Perspective on University Experience and Employment Preparation

Explore trivia questions and data on student experiences, skills needed for jobs, and global challenges in the education sector. Reflect on the importance of soft skills, research findings, and the evolving demands of the job market. Discuss the significance of academic innovation, mental health concerns, and societal disparities in a changing world. Enhance your understanding of university dynamics, student needs, and the skills required for a successful transition to the labor market.

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Insightful Student Perspective on University Experience and Employment Preparation

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  1. A Student PerspectiveDal Vision 2020

  2. Student Experience Trivia

  3. Question 1 • For students who work PT while enrolled, how many hours per week did they work on average? • 5 • 10 • 20 • 30

  4. Question 2 • For Canadian students graduating with debt, what is the average amount owed? • $10,000 • $20,000 • $30,000 • $40,000

  5. Question 3 What percent of 20-29 year olds lived with their parents in 2011? 10% 20% 30% 40%

  6. Question 4 • What is the fraction of students who get jobs that don’t require a PSE qualification? • 1/5th • 1/4th • 1/3rd

  7. Question 5 • Percent of students who say “they felt so depressed its difficult to function?” • 15% • 25% • 35% • 45%

  8. Question 6 • If youth (ages 18-24) have parents that earn more than $100 000 in pre-tax income, how much more likely were they to have been enrolled in a university? • 10% • 20% • 30% • 40% • 50%

  9. Where have these pressures come from?

  10. Academic Innovation?

  11. University Participation Rate by Age

  12. Education: For What? To get a good job To acquire knowledge Improve critical thinking Other / Don’t know

  13. University Expenditures vs. Academic Expenditures

  14. Research • From 27% of total research in Canada to 35% over 15 years (1995-2009’) • In Atlantic Canada this is 57% (AUCC)

  15. Tensions • Civics/ Vocationalism • Access/ Excellence • Research/ Teaching

  16. Global • Transient Communities • Demographic Challenges • Global Integration/ Disintegration • Mental Health and Wellness • Intergenerational Disconnects • Peak Oil • Environmental Degradation/ Climate Change

  17. Increasing Inequality • Between 1980–2005… • The top 20% of regular income earners experienced an increase in median earnings of 16.4% (in constant dollars). • Median earnings of the bottom 20% dropped by 20.6% over the same period.

  18. Dalspecifics • Enrollment • Research • U-15 • Diversity • Attracting intelligence • Halifax!

  19. To the Streets!

  20. What do students need? • Clarified expectations • Choice & flexibility > time, program design • Applied learning • Profs who care • Financial freedom • Soft skills (communications, social)

  21. Skills and Attributes Students Lack but most Wished they Had for Finding a Permanent Job Soft skills Work-related knowledge Accomplishments and achievement Other Don’t know

  22. Importance of possessing various skills/traits when looking for a Job (4-point scale, 4 is high)

  23. What else could you institution have done to prepare you for the Labour Market?

  24. What does the world need? • More credentials/expertise? • More efficient workers? • More human understanding?

  25. In closing…

  26. “Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction.” - Einstein

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