Soft skills: What do computing program syllabi reveal about non-technical expectations of undergraduate students?

W Groeneveld, BA Becker, J Vennekens - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Industry expectations of graduates are higher than ever. Not only are they required to be
skilled in several technologies, but also need to be equipped with non-technical skills-often …

Bridging the gap between industry expectations and academic preparation: civil engineering students' employability

H Bae, M Polmear, DR Simmons - Journal of civil engineering …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Employers expect engineering graduates to be prepared for their entry-level positions in the
rapidly advancing civil engineering industry. Employability, defined as developing …

[PDF][PDF] Problem-based learning (PBL) and project-based learning (PjBL) in engineering education: A comparison

MK Noordin, AN Nasir, DF Ali… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Engineering education nowadays needs to evolve in order to produce marketable
engineering graduates. Traditional methods alone do not seem to be able to cultivate …

Identifying non-technical skill gaps in software engineering education: What experts expect but students don't learn

W Groeneveld, J Vennekens, K Aerts - ACM Transactions on Computing …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
As the importance of non-technical skills in the software engineering industry increases, the
skill sets of graduates match less and less with industry expectations. A growing body of …

A take-home exam to assess professional skills

D López, JL Cruz, F Sánchez… - 2011 Frontiers in …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Professional Skills, such as the ability to communicate effectively or the ability to gather and
integrate information, are not easy to teach or to assess. A traditional exam is not the best …

Introducing sustainability in a robotic engineering degree: a case study

FA Pujol, D Tomás - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper describes a group activity concerning the topic of climate change, designed to
introduce the concepts of sustainable development into a Robotic Engineering degree. The …

[PDF][PDF] The social and environmental impact of engineering solutions: from the lab to the real world

D Franquesa, JL Cruz, C Alvarez, F Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2010 - ijee.ie
Professional skills such as 'an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility'and
'the broad education necessary for understanding the impact of engineering solutions on a …

Learning sustainability and social compromise skills: a new track is born

N Caetano, D López, J Cabré - … of the 3rd International Conference on …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
This is a new conference track that is about the relationship between engineering education
and sustainability. In this paper the need for introduction of Sustainability and Social …

The master's thesis: An opportunity for fostering presentation skills

M Arias, P Pando, A Rodriguez… - IEEE Transactions …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Presentation skills, such as oral expression and public speaking, have normally been
relegated to the background in engineering degree programs. In recent years, however, the …

A focus on teaching and learning the sustainability and social compromise skills

MA Forment, N Caetano, F Garcia-Peñalvo… - Journal of Technology …, 2015 - jotse.org
Abstract This JOTSE Special Issue is dedicated to the topic of teaching and learning the
Sustainability and Social Compromise Skills, with a special focus in the context of …