Abstract
The study aimed at identifying the role of the practical courses at the Faculty of Media at the Middle East University in providing its graduates with skills in the media labor market. The study adopted the media audience survey method. A questionnaire was distributed to an available sample of (48) graduates of the Faculty of Media at Middle East University who practice the media profession. The results showed that practical study courses’ contribution to providing graduates with the required specifications in the labor market came to a high degree, as the most important of these specifications were: “decent and acceptable appearance”, with a mean of (2.69), and “personal strength” with a mean of (2.58). In contrast, the practical study courses’ contribution to providing graduates with the required professional skills in media professionalism was of a high degree, as the most important of these skills were: “the ability to collect data, information from different sources easily” with a mean of (2.54), and “Proficiency in the Arabic language” and “Accuracy, objectivity in media” with a mean of (2.46) for each. The study concluded that it is necessary to reconsider the practical curricula in media faculties to contribute to educating and guiding students in terms of the needs and requirements of the media market in the digital age.
Recommended Citation
Oreqat, Ahmad Dr. and Abuhasirah, Ramez Dr.
(2022)
"The role of practical courses in the Faculty of Media at the Middle East University in providing graduates with labor market skills,"
Middle East Journal of Communication Studies: Vol. 2:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/mejcs/vol2/iss2/2