In the evaluation of undergraduate and graduate study programs, there is an important issue about which competencies must be acquired by graduates. This study tested the importance of competencies in public administration study programs in the light of expectations of employers in Slovenian public administration. The aim of the research was to find out how various competencies acquired in higher education (undergraduate and graduate study in public administration) are evaluated by employers in public administration. On the basis of analysis of findings of similar research projects, the competencies contained in programs by renowned universities and competencies defined for the work positions, a set of discipline-specific competencies (61) were designed. Research was conducted in 2015 and involved 343 respondents. A qualitative research method (survey) was used to collect the data which were then analyzed with the SPSS statistical program and Microsoft Excel. The results show that the competencies related to ethics and ethical behavior were evaluated as the most important; generic competencies are better assessed than specific ones and on average the competencies received a higher assessment for graduates (compare to undergraduates) positions

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公共行政学习计划所需的能力

在评估本科生和研究生学习计划时，存在一个重要问题，即毕业生必须具备哪些能力。这项研究根据斯洛文尼亚公共管理中雇主的期望，检验了公共管理学习计划中胜任能力的重要性。该研究的目的是找出公共管理中的雇主如何评估高等教育中获得的各种能力（本科和公共管理研究生）。在对相似研究项目的发现进行分析的基础上，由知名大学的课程中包含的能力和为工作职位定义的能力，设计了一套针对特定学科的能力（61）。研究于2015年进行，涉及343位受访者。使用定性研究方法（调查）收集数据，然后使用SPSS统计程序和Microsoft Excel对其进行分析。结果表明，与道德和道德行为相关的能力被认为是最重要的；通用能力的评估要比特定能力的评估要好，并且平均而言，对毕业生（与本科生相比）职位的能力得到更高的评估