University Career Research Articles

Teaching food biotechnology in a university engineering program: blended and in-person approaches in Ecuador

Food biotechnology is a modern science that generates interesting goods and services for society, it is part of the curriculum of agribusiness engineering careers in Ecuadorian universities. The objective was to determine the influence of the teaching system (in-person and blended) on learning levels. The sample consisted of four hundred students of the fifth level of the aforementioned career, divided into 8 different academic semester periods, during 4 consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021), four in an in-person system and four in a blended system (in-person and online) of an Ecuadorian public university, through a quasi-experimental type of research. The evaluation was carried out using both the grade records obtained by the students, as well as the application of a theoretical and practical test at the end of the course. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a Student's t-test (P≤0.05). It was found that the in-person education system allows 72 % of learning of Biotechnology knowledge while the blended system improves it by up to 86 % with statistical differences between them, so Biotechnology is better understood and applied through a blended system of education.

대학생의 진로동기와 셀프리더십의 관계에서 진로결정자기효능감과 사회적지지의 직렬다중매개효과

Objectives The purpose of this study is to verify the serial multiple mediating effects of career decision-making self-efficacy and social support on the relationship between career motivation and self-leadership of university students. Methods To this end, the results of 351 responses were analyzed, excluding 13 non-response and unfaithful re-sponses, among 364 fourth-year students at H University in Seoul. As for the relationship between the variables, Pearson's titration correlation analysis was performed, and Hayes (2018)'s PROCESS Macro Model 6 was used to analyze the serial multiple mediator model. Results As a result, first, there was a statistically significant positive(+) correlation between university students' career motivation, self-leadership, career decision-making self-efficacy, and social support. Second, in the rela-tionship between university students' career motivation and self-leadership, the mediating effect of career deci-sion-making self-efficacy was found to be significant, but the mediating effect of social support was not. In addi-tion, the serial multiple mediating effects of career decision-making self-efficacy and social support was found to be significant. Conclusions These findings suggest that synergy occurs when an individual's intrinsic psychological variable of career decision-making self-efficacy and external environmental variable of social support are sequentially medi-ated in the relationship between university students' career motivation and self-leadership. In addition, it is mean-ingful in that it has expanded the research area of self-leadership, which is emphasized as an important part of individual life.

간호대학생의 진로결정 자기효능감, 전공만족도, 사회적 지지가 대학생활 적응에 미치는 영향

This study aimed to investigate factors influencing the adaptation of nursing college students to university life. A survey was conducted with 202 second-year nursing students at a university to understand the impact of career decision self-efficacy, major satisfaction, and social support on university life adaptation. The sample size determination was done using G-power 3.1.9, and SPSS 21.0 was employed for data analysis. Differences in university life adaptation based on participant characteristics were assessed using t-tests and ANOVA. Pearson's correlation coefficient was utilized to examine the correlation between career decision self-efficacy, major satisfaction, social support, and university life adaptation. Multiple regression analysis was employed to identify factors influencing university life adaptation. The results revealed positive correlations between university life adaptation and career decision self-efficacy, major satisfaction, and social support. Significant correlations were also observed between career decision self-efficacy and major satisfaction, as well as major satisfaction and social support. The most influential factors affecting university life adaptation were identified as career decision self-efficacy and major satisfaction, with the model explaining 48.3% of the variance. The study concludes that career decision self-efficacy has the greatest impact on the adaptation of nursing college students, emphasizing the need for program development to enhance this aspect. Furthermore, given the importance of major satisfaction and social support, systematic management and intervention are deemed necessary for effective university life adaptation strategies.

메타버스 연계 진로교과목 운영에 관한 대학생의 인식 분석

The purpose of this study is to identify university students' perceptions and needs regarding the operation of metaverse-linked career courses and generate basic data for improving and upgrading the operation of university career courses. For this purpose, this study conducted a survey targeting 176 university students. The research results are as follows. First, university students expressed a relatively positive perception of metaverse-linked career courses, and their experience in taking related courses had a positive effect on their preference for the course and their intention to take it. Second, university students preferred small group classes for class support for operating metaverse-linked career courses and highly recognized the need for the basic functions and information functions of cyber lectures. Third, as a result of comparing the importance recognition of learner usage ability and instructor usage ability for operating metaverse-linked career courses, university students perceived the importance of instructor usage ability to be higher than learner usage ability.

대학생을 위한 진로 자기주도성 향상 프로그램 개발

Objectives The purpose of this study is to develop a career self-direction improvement program for university students and to verify the effectiveness of the program.
 Methods To this end, first of all, prior research related to university students' career self-direction was explored, and the purpose and goal of the program, and the specific session content and method of progress of the program were determined. The effectiveness test of the program was conducted on 40 students from universities in the metropolitan area from March 2, 2023 to June 16, 2023. First, 20 people were assigned to each of the ex-perimental group and the control group, and then a career self-directed program was applied to the experimental group. The university student career self-direction scale (Ji-eun Choi, Yong-sun Cho, 2022a) was used as a tool for verifying the effectiveness of the program.
 Results As a result of the study, there were significant differences between the experimental group and the con-trol group in all seven sub-factors of career self-direction (career self-understanding, career responsibility, con-tinuity of career exploration, career acceptance, career information search and resource utilization, career autono-my, and career confidence). In particular, the experimental group showed distinct changes in the area of career information search, resource utilization, and career self-understanding.
 Conclusions This study is significant in that it develop a career self-direction improvement program for university students and verified its effectiveness by paying attention to the variable of career self-direction that was not found in previous studies. Through the developed program, it is expected that university students in uncertain work environments will be able to develop their careers on their own.

Research and Practice of Inspirational Education for Students in Higher Vocational Colleges

With the popularization of higher education, higher vocational education has occupied half of higher education. Because the admission score of higher vocational schools is at the end of the admission level of colleges and universities, higher vocational students generally have the characteristics of poor performance in basic cultural courses, lack of learning motivation, strong sense of inferiority and lack of learning motivation. Some higher vocational college students have problems such as depressed spirit, lack of ideal and belief, distortion of value orientation and so on. Therefore, we should carry out inspirational education in higher vocational colleges, guide higher vocational students to self affirmation and self motivation, and establish lofty ideas and self-confidence. The necessary inspirational education for students in higher vocational colleges has an important impact on their whole college career. Inspirational education plays an important role in promoting higher vocational students to form a correct outlook on life and values, establish firm faith and shape excellent quality. Effective inspirational education can make them accept themselves, believe in themselves, affirm themselves and pay attention to themselves, and then produce a positive consciousness, which promotes them to have positive behavior. This paper analyzes the current situation of College Students' inspirational education in higher vocational colleges, and comes to the conclusion that it is urgent to strengthen the theoretical innovation and practical innovation of inspirational education.

Creation and evaluation of a self-directed, first-year intervention for pre-health undergraduates: setting students up for success.

University-established modalities to help undergraduate students navigate the path to medical school are often implemented toward the end of college or following graduation. This imposes cost and time burdens that may be contribute to the high rate of premedical attrition, especially for students who are members of a marginalized community. In the fall 2022 semester, an asynchronous, self-directed pre-health module was offered to biology majors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill enrolled in a required introductory biology research skills course. The objective of the five-lesson intervention was to enhance student understanding of the path to becoming a successful applicant early in their college career. The module aimed to increase the accessibility of pre-health advising and was designed to be easily shared and adapted across various learning management systems. A pre- and post-module survey was administered to assess changes in students' perceived understanding of and confidence for success on the pre-health track following completion of the course.

Understanding Unprofessional Conduct of Faculty

Although researchers have paid much attention to the widespread cheating by students during their college careers and the possible sources behind such unethical behaviors, there has been less attention given to the unethical behaviors of faculty. Research on the types of unethical behaviors of faculty has pointed out the unique nature of higher education and the particular pressures placed on faculty as potential drivers of such behavior. In this paper, we examine the factors and underlying cognitive processes that may drive faculty to engage in such behaviors. Specifically, we identify potential drivers of faculty unethical behavior, the cognitive processes activated by these drivers, and the types of behaviors that are considered most ethically questionable among faculty as they carry out their professional roles. We conclude with research considerations and implications of faculty misconduct on the profession.

SOCIOLOGIA CHILENA HOJE: TREINAMENTO, FORMATURA E PRÁTICA PROFISSIONAL

ABSTRACT: The article analyzes the effects of enrollment expansion in the careers of sociology in Chile, in the last two decades. The main argument is that the enrollment expansion is related to the increase in the number of schools and the overcrowding of the university system, as a whole, since the 1990s. The analysis of the problem of sociology students’ retention, the differences by type of school, and the issue of jobs is based on the data provided by the Ministry of Education for the period 2009-2019. This information is contrasted with historical data about the way sociology has emerged and institutionalized in Chile, starting in the late 1950s, and its later stages of professional and scientific development. After the analysis, it is possible to account for the current conditions in which are carried out the training, graduation, and labor insertion processes of those who have opted for sociology careers in different universities.

STUDENT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF JAPAN AND CHINA

This study presents a comparative analysis of student perceptions and experiences within the International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in Japan and China. Through qualitative interviews with 25 Chinese and 21 Japanese students, the research explores motivations for pursuing the IB, challenges faced during the Diploma Programme, and the impact of IB education on university admissions and career choices. Findings reveal that while parental influence and the desire for international mobility are common motivations across both countries, distinct differences exist in the students' educational experiences, with Chinese students encountering more language barriers and greater reliance on private tutoring. Japanese students, many of whom are returnees, often use the IB as a route to bypass traditional entrance exams for local universities. The results highlight both the strengths and limitations of the IB program in preparing students for higher education and international opportunities, particularly in how it is perceived and integrated within national education systems.

Building career resilience: the interplay between university life satisfaction, career decision, and career adaptability

Building career resilience: the interplay between university life satisfaction, career decision, and career adaptability

2024-YKS placement results have been announced!

Üsküdar University Preference and Career Counselor, Expert Psychological Counselor Ece Tözeniş evaluated this year's placement results.

Learning from Round Test Scores: University Field Choices and Career Outcomes

Learning from Round Test Scores: University Field Choices and Career Outcomes

Research on the Construction of College Career Education Curriculum System and Innovation of Teaching Methods Driven by Innovative Technology

Research on the Construction of College Career Education Curriculum System and Innovation of Teaching Methods Driven by Innovative Technology

Design an interactive dashboard system to improve university career service: a case study

Design an interactive dashboard system to improve university career service: a case study

Design an Interactive Dashboard System to Improve University Career Service: A Case Study

Design an Interactive Dashboard System to Improve University Career Service: A Case Study

지방대학교육서비스품질이 대학적응과 진로결정자기효능감에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to empirically verify the relationship between the effect of local university education service quality on university adjustment and career decision self-efficacy. Based on previous studies, the factors of faculty, educational facilities, educational programs, and administrative support were classified to measure the quality of university education services, and university adaptation and career decision self-efficacy were divided into single items to verify the influence relationship of each. As a result of the test, 280 college students of H University, Gangwon-do, confirmed the positive (+) effect of educational programs and administrative support, which are subfactors of university education service quality, on university adaptation, and revealed that university adaptation had a positive (+) effect on career decision self-efficacy. The significance of this study is to suggest a viable strategy for university education service quality that is conducive to university adaptation and the achievement of students' desired career goals.

An Study on Curriculum Operation Strategies for the Introduction of University Career Developing Credit Systems

This study was conducted to develop and institutionalize a university career education program called the ‘Career Developing Credit System.’ To achieve this, the research engaged in discussions with members of the academic community at University C, resulting in the derivation of an initial career education curriculum model. To validate the feasibility of this derived career education curriculum roadmap and its organization and operation strategies, two rounds of surveys were conducted with five educational experts. The findings are as follows: Firstly, this study established four core objectives, namely ‘career assessment,’ ‘career planning,’ ‘employment competency development,’ and ‘preparation for social integration.’ It presented a career education curriculum roadmap that combines general and major coursework, student-designed and executed career activities for credit recognition, and co-curricular programs to support these objectives. Secondly, the study provided concrete operational strategies for implementing and running the proposed career education curriculum roadmap. The results of this research aim to offer practical guidance to universities considering the Career Developing Credit System, as well as to provide foundational data and insights for career education research to promote the spread of university career education programs.

From Brunfels to Bauhin – The first 100 years of „botany” in the German-speaking area

This article examines how Caspar Bauhin (1560–1624) became famous as a scientific author and University teacher in Basel focusing on the evolution of scientific practices such as botanizing and herbarizing in the German-speaking world. In the early 16th century German-speaking publishers were the first to sell well-illustrated books that would be of great help to readers in identifying plants. After 1550, Swiss and German physicians such as Felix Platter, Leonhard Rauwolf, Kaspar Ratzenberger and Johann and his brother Caspar Bauhin began collecting plants for their herbaria, some of which are among the oldest still preserved today. The Rauwolf herbarium, with its most „scientific” design, shows how plant identification was done in practice. Rauwolf also was the first to leave behind a comprehensive report of his fieldwork in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, written in German. In Basel, Caspar Bauhin was to become a particularly influential academic teacher in the German-speaking world and beyond when he took over the newly established chair for Botany and Anatomy in 1589. He trained a total of nearly 800 students during his University career. Moreover, Bauhin’s extensive correspondence comprises over 2500 letters and provides insights into the lively discussions among the fellow botanists with whom Bauhin corresponded.

Development and assessment of an applied STEM camp in fashion and entrepreneurship to advance social mobility of high school students

ABSTRACT This study proposes and advocates for applied STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education to solve a low interest and retention in STEM college majors among high school students, especially those from underserved backgrounds. Applied STEM emphasises the practical application of STEM concepts and principles to familiar subjects such as fashion and entrepreneurship to increase students’ interest and their intention to pursue college careers in STEM fields. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of an experiential Applied STEM Camp developed in this study and attended by 120 high school students. A series of paired sample t-tests show that participants’ knowledge, interest, and intentions to enrol in a STEM-related college major have increased after the camp. Analysis of participants’ reflections on the camp experiences further supports the statistical results. The research findings are important for recruiting high school students to pursue applied STEM college careers.