본 연구는 K대학교의 비서학 연계전공 개설을 위한 기초 연구로 수행되었다. 취업시장의 전문․세분화 추세에 따라 대학들은 기업이 요구하는 인재양성을 위해서 탄력적이고 보다 다양한 교육과정을 운영하고자 하는 노력을 기울이고 있다. 그 중에 비교적 수도권에서 높은 취업률을 보이고 있는 비서과의 경우, 2년제 전문대학을 중심으로 운영되고 있고 수도권내의 4년제 대학에는 비서학과가 개설되어 있지 않은 상황이다. 그러므로 본 논문은 K대학교의 지리적 접근성, 남녀학생 비율, 비서교육 여건 등을 다각도로 고려하여 4년제 대학에서 비서학 연계전공의 필요성을 검토하였다. 이를 위해 비서 연계 가능학과 1학년 690명을 대상으로 한 설문조사를 통해 비서학 연계전공의 요구도를 파악하였고 상장기업, 로펌, 국회의원의 여비서들을 대상으로 전화 설문조사를 통한 산업체 요구조사를 하였다. 아울러 비서⋅전문비서 관련학과에 개설된 교육과정을 분석하였다. 위의 결과를 바탕으로 비서학 연계전공의 필요성, K대학교의 교육과정 모형 개발, 그리고 연계 교육과정의 운영 방안 등을 논의하였다. 본 논문은 수도권 4년제 대학교에서 비서학 연계전공의 벤치마킹이 될 수 있으며, 2년제 비서전공 졸업자들에게도 비서계속교육의 통로를 제시하고 있다는 점에서 의의를 갖는다. 향후 본 논문의 기초 연구를 토대로 다양한 검토와 실무적 작업을 거쳐 보다 구체화된 비서연계전공의 교육과정 개발이 이루어져야 할 것이다.

As the business environment has rapidly changed, many universities have started to offer more flexible and diverse curricula to produce students who would be able to meet the needs of the current job market. In this regard, this study examines the feasibility of establishing a professional secretarial study course at K University. K University was selected because its geographical accessibility, gender ratio, and environment were conducive to such a program. A survey of 690 freshmen was conducted to determine whether students in majors related to secretarial study would be willing to undertake a professional secretarial study course. To determine the acceptability of the secretary position as a profession, a telephone survey was conducted of female assistants in companies, law firms, and public offices. In addition, academic curricula of colleges with secretarial study courses were analyzed. The results of the study suggest that a professional secretarial study course could be successfully created through robust examination and practical training programs. Further, such a program would be highly successful as an academic field and would satisfy industry needs. These results are expected to be helpful not only for four-year colleges that may be interested in establishing a professional secretarial program but also for two-year college graduates of secretarial programs who wish to continue their professional studies in the field.

As the business environment has rapidly changed, many universities have started to offer more flexible and diverse curricula to produce students who would be able to meet the needs of the current job market. In this regard, this study examines the feasibility of establishing a professional secretarial study course at K University. K University was selected because its geographical accessibility, gender ratio, and environment were conducive to such a program. A survey of 690 freshmen was conducted to determine whether students in majors related to secretarial study would be willing to undertake a professional secretarial study course. To determine the acceptability of the secretary position as a profession, a telephone survey was conducted of female assistants in companies, law firms, and public offices. In addition, academic curricula of colleges with secretarial study courses were analyzed. The results of the study suggest that a professional secretarial study course could be successfully created through robust examination and practical training programs. Further, such a program would be highly successful as an academic field and would satisfy industry needs. These results are expected to be helpful not only for four-year colleges that may be interested in establishing a professional secretarial program but also for two-year college graduates of secretarial programs who wish to continue their professional studies in the field.

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