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Labour Relations and Human Resources: Students’ Perceptions of Their Training in Digital Competences
Labour Relations and Human Resources: Students’ Perceptions of Their Training in Digital Competences

Author(s): Triana Arias Abelaira, Belén Mozo Redondo
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Media studies, Labor relations, Higher Education , Health and medicine and law, Human Resources in Economy, Distance learning / e-learning, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: digital competence; higher education; Labour Relations and Human Resources; competence assessment; gender perspective

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, the acquisition of a high level of digital competence has become a real need for professional development in any field. Future graduates in Labour Relations and Human Resources should achieve an advanced level of this skill. The main aim of this research is to determine the level of acquisition of digital competence in Labour Relations and Human Resources students. The second purpose is to check whether there is a link between gender and digital competence achievement. This paper is based on the application of a questionnaire on digital competences which is organized around 5 aspects, and mainly based on the basis of Likert-type scale questions. The data collected belong to 26 undergraduates studying at the third year of Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources at the University of Extremadura. The results obtained show that a large majority of students (65.4%) have an advanced level of digital competence, nevertheless, it would be advisable for the rest to achieve the same level before they graduate and exercise their profession. The second important conclusion is that the level of acquisition of digital competence is not conditioned by gender aspects.

  • Issue Year: 8/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 1-24
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English