Print Email Facebook Twitter Using an industry instrument to trigger the improvement of the transversal competency learning outcomes of engineering graduates Title Using an industry instrument to trigger the improvement of the transversal competency learning outcomes of engineering graduates Author Leandro Cruz, M. (TU Delft Novel Aerospace Materials) Saunders-Smits, Gillian (TU Delft Aerospace Structures & Materials) Department Aerospace Structures & Materials Date 2022 Abstract To assist in resolving the perceived lack of transversal competencies (TCs) of engineering graduates by industry, this study investigates the characteristics of transforming an existing industry TC instrument for use in engineering education. The instrument consists of 36 nuanced sub-competencies with the corresponding definitions and descriptive mastery levels. This instrument was first used to determine required TCs mastery levels for BSc and MSc graduates by European industry and subsequently, using two representative curricula as case studies to map TCs course outcomes and lecturer perceptions of TCs course outcomes, using interviews for further exploration. The main findings are that the TC instrument is suitable to determine desired industry mastery levels as well as to map TCs course outcomes both in formal documentation and by lecturers. Also, a gap between the formal and perceived curriculum was found i.e. discrepancies in reported TC learning outcomes between formal documentation and lecturer-reported TCs in courses. Subject employabilityEngineering Educationindustry perceptionlecturer perceptionTransversal competency levels To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f1cfd2e-87a5-4c34-b9ba-8d4c33eadfd4 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2021.1909539 ISSN 0304-3797 Source European Journal of Engineering Education, 47 (1), 30-49 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 M. Leandro Cruz, Gillian Saunders-Smits Files PDF 03043797.2021.pdf 2.57 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0f1cfd2e-87a5-4c34-b9ba-8d4c33eadfd4/datastream/OBJ/view