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| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 16 Dec 2016 |
| Event | HEA Annual Conference 2017 Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight - Manchester Duration: 16 Dec 2016 → … |
Conference
| Conference | HEA Annual Conference 2017 Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight |
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| Period | 16/12/16 → … |
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Keywords
- Graduate employability
- student perceptions
- active engagement
- professional skills
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Improving Engineering students' awareness of employabilty skills: A case study at Ulster University. / Morgan, Margaret; O'Gorman, Pearse.
Unknown Host Publication. 2016.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Improving Engineering students' awareness of employabilty skills: A case study at Ulster University
AU - Morgan, Margaret
AU - O'Gorman, Pearse
N1 - Reference text: Archer, W and Davison, J., 2008. Graduate Employability: What do employers think and want? London CIHE Florman,S., 2007. Non-technical studies for engineers: the challenge of relevance. European Journal of Engineering Education, 22 (3), 249-258 Jones, V., 2015. Preparing our Students for Employability: Responsibilities and Strategies, In: Employability in Action: Opportunities for Developing the Student Experience Conference. Belfast, 2015. University of Ulster. Royal Academy of Engineering, 2007. Educating Engineers for the 21st century. London. RAE. Available at: <http://www.raeng.org.uk/publications/reports/educating-engineers-21st-century> [Accessed 19 December 2016]
PY - 2016/12/16
Y1 - 2016/12/16
N2 - Despite the high tuition cost of a university education in the UK it is a disappointing phenomenon that many students fail to capitalise on opportunities at university to develop the ‘softer’ professional skills that they will need to be successful in the fast-paced, evolving, and often uncertain work environment of the future. This study describes first and final year engineering students’ attitudes towards how their employability skills were developed as a result of their experiences at Ulster University and analyses their perceptions about what curriculum developers could do to further improve their employability prospects on graduation.
AB - Despite the high tuition cost of a university education in the UK it is a disappointing phenomenon that many students fail to capitalise on opportunities at university to develop the ‘softer’ professional skills that they will need to be successful in the fast-paced, evolving, and often uncertain work environment of the future. This study describes first and final year engineering students’ attitudes towards how their employability skills were developed as a result of their experiences at Ulster University and analyses their perceptions about what curriculum developers could do to further improve their employability prospects on graduation.
KW - Graduate employability
KW - student perceptions
KW - active engagement
KW - professional skills
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - Unknown Host Publication
ER -