Abstract
It is turned out to be obvious in current trend that the curriculums are not adequately covering up the skills that a fresh graduate should possess to become employable. In order to become “corporate-ready,” the industry expectations have to be incorporated into the curriculum. Curriculum enrichment supports cognitive development of the student fraternity through well-planned lessons spread throughout the period of education. This study focuses on bridging the gap of academic-industrial interface with necessary skill sets between the seekers and the employees and molding individuals as “corporate-ready.” Once the Board of Study (BOS) identifies the existing gap, they will be able to incorporate the skills sets that are required to make the fresh graduates “corporate-ready.” The results were very optimistic showing 85% of the study group members welcoming the prerequisite in comparison with only 15% for the control group members opting for other dimensions of skill sets.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Gupta, B.L., Earnest, J.: Competency Based Curriculum. Mahamaya Publishing House, Jalandhar, Punjab (2008)
Balu S.A.: Curriculum implementation in the context of an organizational change: a working paper; Singapore (now Manila). Colombo Staff College for Technician Education (1982)
Pizika, N.: Embedding employability skills in computer and information science program curriculum. World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol. Int. J. Soc. Behav. Educ. Econ. Bus. Ind. Eng. 8(2), 381–385 (2014)
Sharma, P.B.: Technical education in knowledge age. Univ. News J. AIU. New Delhi, July 2007
Kola, S.R., Chatarajupalli, S.: An effective framework for industry-academia collaboration. In: QScience Proceedings, vol. 38 (2015)
Montgomery, C., Porter, M.E. (eds.): Strategy: Seeking and Securing Competitive Advantage. Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston (1991)
Debabrata, G., Bhatnagar, D., Jancy, A., Saxena, N., Muneshwar, S.K.: Innovative mechanism to improve effectiveness of technical education—a case study of mission mode approach in India. Retrieved from www.indianjournal.com on 10 Oct 2009
Sanjay, M.: The task of shaping skills & employability, The Financial Express. 04 July 2009. Retrieved from www.finacialexpress.com/news/the-task-of-shaping-skills-&-employability/484760 on 09 Oct 2009
NACE Research: Job Outlook. National Association of Colleges and Employers. http://career.pages.tcnj.edu/files/2011/07/Job_Outlook_2011_Full_Report_PDF1.pdf (2011)
NACE Research: Job Outlook. National Association of Colleges and Employers. http://career.sdes.ucf.edu/docs/job_outlook_2013_spring.pdf
Great Expectations. What students want in an Employer and how federal agencies can deliver it? Partnership for Public Service & UNIVERSUM. http://www.ourpublicservce.org/OPS/publications/viewcontentdetails.php?id=131 (2009)
DuPre, C., Williams, K.: Undergraduates perceptions of employer expectations, J. Career Tech. Educ. 26(1). http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JCTE/v26n1/pdf/dupre.pdf (2011). ISSN 1533–1 830
Udailal, P.: Educated youth and unemployment in Ethopia, Indian J. Commer. 62(1) (2009)
Patil, M.R., Popker, T.M.: Business education: emerging challenges. Indian J. Commer. 51(1) (1998)
Siememsma, F.: Hopes, tension & complexity: Indian students’ reflections on the relationship of values to management education and future career options. J. Hum. Values. 4(2). Sage Publication, New Delhi
Kagaari, J.R.K.: Evaluation of the effects of vocational choice and practical training on students’ employability. J. Eur. Ind. Train. 31(6), 449–471 (2007)
Mason, G., Williams, G., Cranmer, S.: Employability skills initiatives in higher education: what effects do they have on graduate labour market outcomes? Educ. Econ. 17(1), 1–30 (2009)
Wellman, N.: Relating the curriculum to marketing competence: a conceptual framework. Mark. Rev. 10(2), 119–134 (2010)
Pandiyan, A.: Employers’ perspective of MBA curriculum in meeting the requirements of the industry. Manag. Labour Stud. 36(2), 143–154 (2011)
McMahon, M., Patton, W. (eds.): Career Counseling: Constructivist Approaches. Routledge, London, UK (2006)
McMahon, M., Patton, W.: Using qualitative assessment in career counseling. Int. J. Educ. Vocat. Guid. 2(1), 51–66 (2002)
McMahon, M., Patton, W., Watson, M.: Developing qualitative career assessment processes. Career Dev. Q. 51(3), 194–202 (2003)
McMahon, M., Patton, W., Watson, M.: Creating career stories through reflection: an application of the systems theory framework of career development. Aust. J. Career Dev. 13(3), 13–16 (2004)
McMahon, M., Watson, M., Patton, W.: Developing a qualitative career assessment process: the system of Career influences reflection activity. J. Career Assess. 13, 476–490 (2005)
Kaur, D., Bhalla, G.S.: Perception of faculty towards college management: a case study. ICFAian J. Manag. Res. 8(8) 2009
Jackson, D., Chapman, E.: Non-technical skills gaps in Australian business graduates, pp. 95–113. www.emeraldinsight.com/0040-0912.htm (2011)
Selvadurai, S., Choy, E., Maros, M.: Generic skills of prospective graduates from the employers’ perspectives. Asian Soc. Sci. 8(12), 295–303 (2012). ISSN 1911-2017, E-ISSN 1911-2025
Noronha, M.R.: Management education at crossroads in India. Asia Pac. J. Res. Bus. Manag. 2(6), 87–101 (2011)
Caudle, S.L.: Qualitative data analysis. In: Wholey, J.S., Hatry, H.P., Newcomer, K.E. (eds.) Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation, pp. 417–438. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco (2004)
Declaration
Ethical approval: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Shidaganti, G., Prakash, S., Srinivasa, K.G. (2020). Curriculum Enrichment in Empowering “Corporate-Ready” Individuals. In: Yang, XS., Sherratt, S., Dey, N., Joshi, A. (eds) Fourth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1027. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9343-4_35
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9343-4_35
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-32-9342-7
Online ISBN: 978-981-32-9343-4
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)