Industrial Training as a Benchmark of the Employability for the Mathematical Sciences Students of UKM

AbstractIndustrial Training course (ITc) is a student's placement programme in organizations outside the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The aims of the training are to expose students to real working environment and enhance the knowledge and skills in their profession. The program is expected to produce students with competencies required by employers. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the ITc in providing work experience to students of Mathematical Sciences. In addition, feedback from the industries on skills and abilities of Mathematical Sciences students in performing their tasks is obtained. Information from students and employers are collected through questionnaires which were distributed to all Mathematical Sciences students who undergo ITc and the employers during the ITc assessment visits. Analysis of the survey shows that overall, Mathematical Sciences students agreed that the program is helpful in providing exposure and experience to them. From the perspective of employers, the findings show that the employers are satisfied with the skills and abilities of the students in carrying out the assigned tasks

Modeling of Engineering Student Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is first; to identify the antecedents to student satisfaction and the relationship between student satisfaction and promotion. Second; to develop a suitable student satisfaction model considering the antecedents of student satisfaction with student satisfaction and promotion for students of engineering in universities in Malaysia. A total of 500 engineering students from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), University Putra Malaysia (UPM), University Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), University Malaya (UM) and University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) were involved as respondents in this research. Approach: To examine these relationships, a model from past study on student satisfaction of Applied Sciences students in Austria was referred. Based on this model, a suitable model measuring student satisfaction of engineering students in Malaysia is constructed. Structural equation modeling is used as its capability in testing the combination of relationship between service performance, university performance, relationship, university standing, student satisfaction and promotion in higher education simultaneously. Results: Suitable model which is able to explain the factors linked to student satisfaction in engineering education is established. Conclusion: This study finds that the antecedent factors have a direct effect on student satisfaction and also student satisfaction has a significant effect on promotion