Relationship between Employability and Program Outcomes Achievement

Competitive graduates in the job market often depend on strong curriculum of the programs. Structuring a comprehensive curriculum is important for the academic program. This study aims to measure the effectiveness of the program offered by the faculty in meeting to satisfy the needs of the industry and the ability of graduates in the job market. This study was conducted on graduates at the Faculty of Information Science and Technology (FTSM) for the 2010/2011 session. There are six programs offered at FTSM which are Computer Science, Science and Management Systems, Multimedia Studies, Information Science, Industrial Computing and Intelligent Systems. The effectiveness of these programs are evaluated based on students perceptions towards the learning outcomes associated with the program and their ability to get employed based on the knowledge they possessed. The data used in this study were obtained in September 2011, which means five months after the students completed their studies. The students were given the questionnaires online and manually. A total of 156 questionnaires were collected. Descriptive inference and statistical analysis technique were used to analyze the data. This analysis seeks to find a relationship between the achievement of programs’ objective and the employability of graduates. The findings are important to ensure that the programs offered at FTSM are compatible with market requirements.