Different Roles, Different Demands. A Competency-Based Professional Roles Model for Early Career Engineers, Validated in Industry and Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Craps, Sofie; Pinxten, Maarten; Knipprath, Heidi; Langie, Greet
Titel	Different Roles, Different Demands. A Competency-Based Professional Roles Model for Early Career Engineers, Validated in Industry and Higher Education
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 47 (2022) 1, S.144-163 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Craps, Sofie) ORCID (Pinxten, Maarten) ORCID (Knipprath, Heidi) ORCID (Langie, Greet)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2021.1889468
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Job Skills; Work Environment; Professional Personnel; Innovation; Industry; Positive Attitudes; Profiles; Competence; Professional Identity; Metacognition; Success; Creativity; Persistence; Stress Management; Diversity; Methods; Leadership Role; Higher Education; Specialists; Group Discussion; Human Resources + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsmilieu; Personalbestand; Industrie; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Kompetenz; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Erfolg; Kreativität; Ausdauer; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Method; Methode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Gruppendiskussion; Humankapital
Abstract	This study contributes to the current research in career and professional identity development in that it developed a validated competency-based framework to enhance professional and self-awareness of future engineers. Through a mixed-method design, key competencies were identified for three professional roles for early career engineers. Ninety-six engineers and HR experts from different fields were involved. This resulted in three portraits of early career engineers in practice (engineers in a role focusing on radical innovation, on process optimisation and/or on customised solutions) and what it requires to be successful in these roles. For example, perseverance and creativity were deemed essential for engineers in an innovative role, whereas positive critical attitude and stress resistance were indicated essential for engineers focusing on optimisation. The competency profiles with an aspiration to career perspectives can be a valuable instrument in creating more diversity in engineering. Implications for education, industry, and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01