Creation and Practice of Teaching System on Engineering Training for Training Distinguished Engineers

Miao, Xian Wen; Yuan, Gen Fu; Gu, Yuan Qiang

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“…Many researchers have agreed that training programs play an important role in the engineering workplace. Miao, Yuan, and Gu (2013) contended that engineering training has a significant role in higher engineering education. More specifically, training programs enhance students' creativity and ability to innovate.…”

Section: Role Of Training Programs In the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…More specifically, training programs enhance students' creativity and ability to innovate. They train students to implement knowledge acquired and apply multi-disciplinary knowledge where needed (Miao et al, 2013).…”

Section: Role Of Training Programs In the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, most of them believed that the program could be improved by extending its duration and adding further options for students to select from (c.f. Miao et al, 2013).…”

Section: Participants' Attitudes Towards the Internship Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

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To What Extent the Educational Engineering Program at a Private Lebanese University Prepares Students for the Workplace

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Having well-prepared engineering graduates for the workplace has been of great importance in the last few decades (Warsame, 2017;Anastasiu, Anastasiu, Dumitran, Crizboi, Holmaghi, & Roman, 2017;Pan, 2014). However, engineering graduates and trainees of a private Lebanese university seem to face difficulties during their training and in the workplace. Furthermore, little research has been done on this university's engineering educational program. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate the extent to which the engineering educational program at a private Lebanese university is preparing its students for the workplace. A mixed-methods design and different data collection instruments were used in this research study. A purposive sample of a hundred graduates and trainees of different engineering majors were surveyed. Additionally, six personal interviews were held with three graduates and three trainees of diverse engineering majors. The quantitative data collected were analyzed using Excel while the qualitative data were thematically analyzed. The collected quantitative and qualitative data were triangulated, and a lot of commonalities between them were detected. In fact, the findings revealed that most respondents reported that neither their lab nor their theoretical courses fully prepared them for the workplace. Nevertheless, most participants stated that their internship experience enhanced both their practical and soft skills. Appropriate recommendations such as encouraging instructors to include real-life case studies to enhance students' problem-solving skills and adding up-to-date equipment to the labs, were suggested to improve the engineering educational program at this private Lebanese university so that it can help its engineering graduates better survive in the workplace.

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Section: Role Of Training Programs In the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Role Of Training Programs In the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%