Designing and Evaluating a Personal Skills Development Program for Management Education

Success in preparing business students for professional careers requires these students to develop a set of well-defined personal skills. The present study examined 145 business students to assess the effectiveness of a personal skills development (PSD) program by measuring the impact of the trainin...

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Published in:Journal of college teaching and learning 2012-07, Vol.9 (3), p.159-170
Main Authors: Pang, Elvy, Hung, Humphry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Education
Analysis
Asia
Business
Business education
Business Education Teachers
Business schools
College Instruction
Communication
Cooperation
Curricula
Curriculum development
Education
Education reform
Educational Change
Employers
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Hong Kong
Learning
Learning Experience
Learning Processes
Likert Scales
Literature reviews
Management
Pretests Posttests
Problem solving
Professional development
Program Effectiveness
Satisfaction
Skill Development
Skills
Soft Skills
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Students
Studies
Success
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Teamwork
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:Success in preparing business students for professional careers requires these students to develop a set of well-defined personal skills. The present study examined 145 business students to assess the effectiveness of a personal skills development (PSD) program by measuring the impact of the training on the students' attitudes in skill development and by evaluating their satisfaction of the learning process. We present the planning and implementation processes of a comprehensive semester-long program in an English-speaking university in Asia that aims to develop the personal skills of business undergraduates. Differences between pre- and post-test perceived ability skill levels were highly significant (p less than 0.01). Respondents also agreed that the program has a positive impact on their skill development and reported satisfaction with the learning experience. This study provides suggestions to business educators on developing and evaluating a range of personal skills amongst students. Recommendations and limitations of the study are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
ISSN:1544-0389
2157-894X
DOI:10.19030/tlc.v9i3.7081