Figure 3
The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 40 in increments of 5 units. The horizontal axis is marked with six skills. The markings from left to right are as follows: “Writing Skills,” “Data Analysis,” “I C T,” “Networking and Collaboration,” “Working with Senior Mentors,” and “Knowledge of Publishing Industry.” Each skill has a vertical bar divided into four segments. A legend on the right indicates that the blue segment represents “Not Important,” the red segment represents “Average,” the green segment represents “Important,” and the purple segment represents “Very Important.” The data for the bars from left to right is as follows: Writing Skills: Not Important: 2; Average: 3; Important: 4; Very Important: 28. Data Analysis: Not Important: 1; Average: 4; Important: 10; Very Important: 22. I C T: Not Important: 6; Average: 7; Important: 11; Very Important: 13. Networking and Collaboration: Not Important: 3; Average: 4; Important: 15; Very Important: 15. Working with Senior Mentors: Not Important: 2; Average: 4; Important: 17; Very Important: 14. Knowledge of Publishing Industry: Not Important: 1; Average: 2; Important: 11; Very Important: 23.Skills required in publishing. Source: Authors’ own work