A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes

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dc.contributor.advisorGoodman, Sukien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKew, Bridgetteen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-03T14:09:37Z
dc.date.available2015-12-03T14:09:37Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical referencesen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the extent to which participation in the University of Cape Town's Commerce Education Development Unit (CEDU) extended programme is related to the presence of social psychological graduate attributes in second and third year CEDU students ( n = 104) . This study used second and third year mainstream students as a comparison group (n = 175) as they are assumed to have the required graduate attribute levels for academic success. Data was gathered through a questionnaire using Likert - type scales. A series of analyses were then conducted to test the hypothesis and sub - hypotheses. The main results revealed that after participating in the CEDU extended programme for up to three years, CEDU students have the same perceived levels of the measured graduate attributes as students in mainstream programmes, after the possible effects of three covariates have been taken into account. This study highlights the complexity of developing graduate attributes in previously disadvantaged students of colour in a South African context. The findings of this study provide a basis for future research into the development of graduate attributes in previously disadvantaged students as an antecedent of academic success and employability.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKew, B. (2015). <i>A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15537en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKew, Bridgette. <i>"A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15537en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKew, B. 2015. A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kew, Bridgette AB - This study examined the extent to which participation in the University of Cape Town's Commerce Education Development Unit (CEDU) extended programme is related to the presence of social psychological graduate attributes in second and third year CEDU students ( n = 104) . This study used second and third year mainstream students as a comparison group (n = 175) as they are assumed to have the required graduate attribute levels for academic success. Data was gathered through a questionnaire using Likert - type scales. A series of analyses were then conducted to test the hypothesis and sub - hypotheses. The main results revealed that after participating in the CEDU extended programme for up to three years, CEDU students have the same perceived levels of the measured graduate attributes as students in mainstream programmes, after the possible effects of three covariates have been taken into account. This study highlights the complexity of developing graduate attributes in previously disadvantaged students of colour in a South African context. The findings of this study provide a basis for future research into the development of graduate attributes in previously disadvantaged students as an antecedent of academic success and employability. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes TI - A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15537 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15537
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKew B. A study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributes. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15537en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleA study of the relationship between students' participation in the UCT Commerce Faculty's Education Development Unit and their graduate attributesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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