TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ruff,Susan
AU  - Carter,Michael
TI  - Characterizing employers' expectations of the communication abilities of new engineering graduates
SN  - 1052-4800
AV  - LB1778 JOU 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Canada
PB  - Miami University
KW  - Expectation
KW  - Employers
KW  - Employer attitudes
N2  - To better understand the gap between recent graduates' communication abilities and employers' expectations, the authors surveyed software engineering professionals. They asked which of 67 communication abilities are unimportant for software engineers, which ones are learned on the job, which ones recent graduates are expected to have but lack, and which ones recent graduates possess. Results showed that employers expect graduates to communicate clearly and professionally, while specific audiences or forms of communication may be learned on the job. Recent graduates meet many of employers' expectations but lack others. For example, most are reported to use English fluently and terminology correctly but to lack concision and cohesion. Employers disagree about whether graduates' communication is sufficiently professional
ER  -