Abstract
A significant growth in the number of admissions into university engineering programs in recent years is driving graduate engineers to be distinctive to ensure employability after graduation.[1] Furthermore, surveys of engineering employers have found that engineering graduates often lack competency in their transferable skills, which is undesirable.[2] Employers desire these transferable skills as it renders the graduates much more adaptive to the ever-changing environment of professional engineering, therefore, transferable skills must also be a demonstrable quality for a competent engineer.[3]
[1]:Australia, Engineers. "The engineering profession: a statistical overview." Canberra:
Engineers Australia (2006).
[2]:Ferns, Sonia. "Graduate employability: Teaching staff, employer and graduate
perceptions." 2012 Australian Collaborative Education Network National Conference. 2012.
[3]:Candy, Philip, Gay Crebert, and Jane O'leary. "Developing lifelong learners through
undergraduate education." (1994).
[1]:Australia, Engineers. "The engineering profession: a statistical overview." Canberra:
Engineers Australia (2006).
[2]:Ferns, Sonia. "Graduate employability: Teaching staff, employer and graduate
perceptions." 2012 Australian Collaborative Education Network National Conference. 2012.
[3]:Candy, Philip, Gay Crebert, and Jane O'leary. "Developing lifelong learners through
undergraduate education." (1994).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education - AAEE2015 |
Editors | Aman Oo, Arun Patel, Tim Hilditch, Siva Chandran |
Place of Publication | Victoria, Australia |
Publisher | Deakin University |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780730000419 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (26th : 2015) - Geelong, Australia Duration: 6 Dec 2015 → 9 Dec 2015 Conference number: 26th |
Conference
Conference | Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (26th : 2015) |
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Abbreviated title | AAEE 2015 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Geelong |
Period | 6/12/15 → 9/12/15 |