A framework to guide industrial trips in engineering training institutions
- 27 April 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education
Abstract
The paper presents a framework to guide industrial trips in engineering training. The framework was developed through an assessment of various practices relating to industrial trips, gathered from institutional websites and published works on industrial trips, as well as the authors’ experience in leading students for industrial trips. A draft framework was first shared with some lecturers and students as well as electrical engineers working in Ghana’s power sector. Comments from them were incorporated in the draft framework to produce the final document. The finalized framework when adopted by institutions will greatly enhance the effectiveness of industrial trips which will lead to improved training of students.Keywords
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