The Work-Ready Graduate: Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce

本書探討高等教育面臨的變革潮流，因為它努力提供對於進入職場的畢業生更具相關性和實證價值的教育。根據他們創建的 Business in Practice 計畫的經驗，作者分享了大學和學院需要實施的理由和實際方法，以促進具備工作準備能力的畢業生的發展。該計畫的特色在於設計了兩學分的課程，充分利用行業專業人士的獨特知識和工作經驗，這些課程補充了我們的核心課程。透過體驗式學習，該計畫旨在讓學生能夠應用軟技能/智慧技能，並以漸進的方式發展對他們有益且雇主所期望的能力。它的結構旨在將類似實習的經驗帶入校園，為絕大多數學生提供有影響力且與當今經濟相關的高品質工作經驗。

Neil B. Niman is currently the Faculty Director of the Business in Practice program at the University of New Hampshire, USA. He was previously the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Chair of the Department of Economics where he holds a faculty appointment as Associate Professor of Economics. His previous book, The Gamification of Higher Education was also published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Jennifer R. Chagnon is the Associate Director of Business in Practice at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, USA. She earned a BA in Business Management and Studio Fine Art from Juniata College and has over 15 years of experience in higher education, including in recruitment and enrollment management, academic affairs, and academic programming.

Neil B. Niman 目前是美國新罕布什爾大學商業實務計畫的教學主任。他曾擔任學術計畫副院長及經濟學系主任，並在該系擔任經濟學副教授。他的前一本書《高等教育的遊戲化》也由 Palgrave Macmillan 出版。

Jennifer R. Chagnon 是美國新罕布什爾大學彼得·T·保羅商學院的商業實務副主任。她在朱尼亞塔學院獲得商業管理和美術的學士學位，並在高等教育領域擁有超過15年的經驗，包括招生與入學管理、學術事務及學術規劃。