Essential competencies for engineers from the perspective of fresh graduates

• Autorzy: Suleiman Akram , Abahre Jafar

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/emj-2020-0006

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Determining the competencies required for engineering programmes has become important due to the increasing challenges faced by engineers after graduation and the tremendous development in technology. This research aims to identify the general competencies that fresh graduate students of engineering schools in Jordan believe they need to become competent and effective in their profession as engineers. This study was the first of its kind with students as respondents, and it was the first study of this kind in Jordan. Competencies were collected from a previous study with 48 competencies split into 11 groups. A questionnaire was prepared with these competencies, then rated for the degree of importance by answering “What engineering competencies graduates will require for their future work in Jordan?” The study showed that all competencies were vital, including technical, personal, nontechnical and attitudinal competencies. This study will help to link the outputs of university education provided by engineering departments with market needs as well as to harmonise study programmes offered by Jordanian universities. Also, the research outputs are expected to facilitate the transition process of students from one university to another. The empirically identified competencies could be used to help assess different engineering study programmes in Jordan.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

engineering; Jordan; competency; graduate; education

PL

inżynieria; Jordania; kompetencja; absolwent; edukacja

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Białostockiej
• Czasopismo: Engineering Management in Production and Services
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 12, no. 1
• Strony: 70--79
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Suleiman Akram

• Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan

autor

Abahre Jafar

• An-Najah National University, Palestine

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