Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Required Knowledge and Skills, Academic Performances, and Job Search Behaviors that Relate to Medical Educational Technology Graduates’ Employability

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to study 1) perception about knowledge, skills, and working experiences of Bachelor of Technology Program in Medical Educational Technology graduates 2) perception about learning performance of the graduates with employability and 3) graduates' job search behaviors. There were 3 sample groups including 1) 24 employers 2) 41 graduates/alumni 3) 48 forth-year students. The samples of employers were selected by purposive sampling method. The samples of graduates/alumni and forth-year students were self-selected as volunteer. The research tools are 3 online questionnaires about current job status and employment factors for each group of participants which were IOC evaluated by 3 experts. The research procedure were 1) reviewed the related literature 2) developed questionnaires, conducted IOC evaluation, and improved the questionnaires 3) conducted surveys by passing the questionnaire to each group of participants. 4) analyzed data and concluded the research findings. 

The results were analyzed with basic statistical percentage values, average, and standard deviation. the research findings showed that 1) all 3 groups of participants reported that art, design, and media production skills are the most important required skills related to employability more than the knowledge of health science, medicine, and public health, and employers focused on information technology skills more than any other groups 2) academic performance is not a major factor to be considered for employability and 3) informal source of job search behavior is a major job source that support the graduates to be employed in the expected time. Most graduates spent 1-3 months with preparatory job search behavior. Most employed graduates spent another 1-3 months searching for a job as well.