Skills of engineers in knowledge based economies: A comprehensive literature review, and model development

Author

Abdulwahed, Mahmoud ; Balid, W. ; Hasna, Mazen O. ; Pokharel, Suresh

Author_Institution

Qatar Univ., Doha, Qatar

fYear

2013

fDate

26-29 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

759

Lastpage

765

Abstract

Recent studies emphasize the needs of a wider set of skills engineers require than ever thought. In this paper, authors report on a systematic literature review on this issue. Findings of the review are spanned over two main folds: 1- A conceptual ontological framework of engineering skills in the context of generic- and employability- skills of KBS and KBEs citizens and workforce, and 2- A global set of 24 mutual common skills, but different in topology, between engineering and generic competencies. The work outlined in this paper is probably one of the most comprehensive and wide scan of literature on the required talent and skills of current and future engineers.

Keywords

employment; engineering education; professional aspects; reviews; KBE citizens; KBE workforce; KBS citizens; KBS workforce; conceptual ontological framework; employability-skills; engineer skills; engineering competencies; generic competencies; generic-skills; knowledge based economies; literature review; model development; mutual common skills; talent; Business; Context; Education; Employment; Ethics; Teamwork; Technological innovation; 21^st Century Skills; Employability Skills; Generic Skills; Graduate Attributes; Graduate and Future Engineers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bali

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TALE.2013.6654540

Filename

6654540