Abstract

This paper explores and reviews the perceptions of employers and graduates about the achievement of learning outcomes of graduates in a university. In order to reveal a comprehensive picture of the study, perspectives of the graduates (2003 and 2007 graduates) on teaching and learning experiences and the employers (HR managers and supervisors of 2007 graduates) on performance attributes of graduates were also analyzed. Similar tendencies were observed in comparing each of the following four areas: (1) the achievement of learning outcomes (educational aims) for the graduates in two cohorts (2003 and 2007 graduates); (2) the perspectives of the teaching and learning environment (teaching and learning scales) for the graduates in the two cohorts; (3) the achievement of learning outcomes for 2007 graduates by employers (HR managers and supervisors of the 2007 graduates); and (4) the achievement of performance attributes for 2007 graduates by employers. Through measuring the achievement of the educational aims and teaching and learning scales, this paper finally: (1) describes the extent of learning outcomes that were delivered to the graduates and promoted to the community, and (2) reviews the fulfillment of a value position in the framework of good practices designated by the University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (UGC). The results of review further contribute to the enhancement of measures and policies of HKU for better improvement of the 3-3-4 curriculum reform.