Assignment title: Information
Focus questions for readings on engineering graduate attributesReading 2Male, S.A., Bush, M.B. & Chapman, E. 2011, An Australian study of generic competencies required by engineers, European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 36, no. 2, pp.151-163. 1. Consider the competency factors identified by the authors as most important to the work of engineers (fig.1, p.158). Do you agree with their findings? 2. Does the ranking of any (or all) of the competencies surprise you? If so, identify which competencies are ranked higher or lower than you would expect, and say why you think their ranking should be different.3. In the study, the authors report that "Non-technical and attitudinal competencies were rated to be as important as technical competencies" (p.158). Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why do you think the participants in the study rated the competencies in this way?4. How would you rate your current development of competencies against the list on p.158? Which ones do you see as most developed? Which ones do you see as least developed?5. How do you think the top five competencies in the list could be better developed in undergraduate engineering degree programs?