Tracer Study: Roles and Targets for ACE Compiled By: Academic Programs Directorate Of Haramaya University Mr. Mohammed Aman (Assistant Professor) Haramaya University, Ethiopia Email: mamiye2012@gmail.com April 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
TRACER STUDY: ROLES AND TARGETS FOR ACE Definitions: Tracer study/Alumni survey/ follow-up survey: Is a tool designed to measure the relevance of a certain academic training i.e. CSA Is a management tool for planning and monitoring of training programs i.e. Roles: Why tracer study? Provide valuable information : Evaluating results of a training Institutional development: In context of quality assurance Possible deficits in a program: A basis for future planning Professional success: Relevance of knowledge and skills
TRACER STUDY (Cont…) For programmatic changes: Review of curricula and delivery Targets : Are not exclusive lists Basics: What happens to graduates after the training/education Did they find jobs/ self-employed? Did they use knowledge and skills gained (from ACE)? Skills and competencies demanded in job market? Skills and knowledge challenges faced at workplace? Is there saturation of certain training areas?
TRACER STUDY (Cont…) Procedures/ step for a tracer study: Plan the tracer study Establish team of experts Develop a proposal Design tools for information collection Select/identify the respondents Data collection and Information Analyze and interpret data Share the finding with stakeholders , and Adjustments of the curricula (if needed) [stakeholders feedback]
Harvard Business School Type: Teaching by Case studies Collection of Harvard Business School Type Case Studies: Small and Medium Size Enterprises in the Food and Feed Sector in Ethiopia (2015) Developed by lecturers working at agricultural Universities in Ethiopia Objective: Capacity building trajectory to enhance skills of staff in developing innovative teaching materials Part of future plan: How to apply case-study based teaching in ACE II Case study: Students perception of employer’s skill preference (iji) Harvard case based teaching Method: Challenges Of Debre Birhan Legume Processing Cooperative Enterprise (2015): Example of UIL