Making it all work: the engineering graduate of the future, a UK perspective
- 22 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in European Journal of Engineering Education
- Vol. 32 (3), 325-335
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03043790701278573
Abstract
High skills are today seen as being of vital importance to economies, industries, companies and individuals. The engineering industry is no exception and the graduate engineer has a key position in this regard. In the research reported in this paper, the authors use in-depth interviews with industry experts to investigate the provision of undergraduate engineering education in the UK. The current and future skill needs of industry are examined. A typology of future engineering roles and their requisite attributes is proposed. Implications for undergraduate engineering are also discussed.Keywords
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