What competencies should undergraduate engineering programs emphasize? A systematic review

HJ Passow, CH Passow - Journal of Engineering Education, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Under Washington Accord or ABET accreditation requirements, faculty
must envision, collectively articulate, and prioritize the competencies that students should …

Empirical research studies of practicing engineers: A mapping review of journal articles 2000–2018

A Mazzurco, E Crossin, S Chandrasekaran… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Empirical research on practicing engineers can inform engineering education as it provides
evidence for what engineering students ought to learn. Whilst there has been a growing …

A validated and reliable instrument investigating engineering students' perceptions of competency in generic skills

CKY Chan, Y Zhao, LYY Luk - Journal of Engineering …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although generic skills development is a concern of educational policy and
accreditation bodies, little is known about how engineering students perceive generic skills …

[HTML][HTML] Cooperative learning goes online: teaching and learning intervention in a digital environment impacts psychosocial outcomes in biology students

A Møgelvang, V Vandvik, S Ellingsen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying evidence-based teaching and learning strategies that can ease teacher
challenges and mitigate student concerns in digital settings becomes increasingly important …

Academics' beliefs towards holistic competency development and assessment: A case study in engineering education

CKY Chan, LYY Luk - Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been a longstanding discussion in the literature on employers' dissatisfaction with
the engineering curriculum in preparing work-ready graduates. Given that the development …

Exploring the entrepreneurial intention-competency model for Nascent Entrepreneurs: Insights from a developing country context

M Botha, A Taljaard - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several previous scholars have investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial
intention (EI) and entrepreneurial competencies (ECs), yet categorising individual ECs in …

A conceptual professional practice framework for embedding employability skills development in engineering education programmes

R McHenry, S Krishnan - European Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
It is well documented that engineering practice is as much social as it is technical. Providing
accurate course mapping and supporting teaching staff to scaffold engineering practice …

Preparing Indonesian civil engineering graduates for the world of work

H Fitriani, S Ajayi - Industry and Higher Education, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates numerous competencies expected from civil engineering graduates
based on employers' perspectives in Indonesia to provide an understanding of employers' …

Understanding generic engineering competencies

SA Male, MB Bush, ES Chapman - Australasian Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This paper contributes to understanding of the generic engineering competencies required
by engineers graduating in Australia and to competency theory. The Competencies of …

Empirically derived competency profiles for Australian business graduates and their implications for industry and business schools

D Jackson, E Chapman - The International Journal of Management …, 2012 - Elsevier
Two hundred and eleven Australian employers were surveyed to produce a set of business
graduate competency profiles which accurately reflect the current needs of Australia …