2016
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000247
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Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Soft Skills, Industry Expectations, and Career Aspirations

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“…Unlike hard skills, which can be defined as professional skills in their traditional sense, soft skills are unspecialized skills related to personal qualities and social skills that determine the success of a person's participation in professional activities. The importance of developing high skills in vocational training has been pointed out by a number of Russian and foreign researchers (Botke, Jansen, Khapova, & Tims, 2018;Hartanto, Lubis, & Rizal, 2017;Itani & Srour, 2016;Ivonina, Chulanova, & Davletshina, 2017;Lippman, Ryberg, Carney, Kristin, & Moore, 2015;Lyz, Lyz, & Opryshko, 2018;Ramkumar & Rajini, 2018).…”
Section: Hard Skills and Soft Skills In The System Of Specialist Traimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unlike hard skills, which can be defined as professional skills in their traditional sense, soft skills are unspecialized skills related to personal qualities and social skills that determine the success of a person's participation in professional activities. The importance of developing high skills in vocational training has been pointed out by a number of Russian and foreign researchers (Botke, Jansen, Khapova, & Tims, 2018;Hartanto, Lubis, & Rizal, 2017;Itani & Srour, 2016;Ivonina, Chulanova, & Davletshina, 2017;Lippman, Ryberg, Carney, Kristin, & Moore, 2015;Lyz, Lyz, & Opryshko, 2018;Ramkumar & Rajini, 2018).…”
Section: Hard Skills and Soft Skills In The System Of Specialist Traimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Si bien las específicas se consideran absolutamente imprescindibles en la formación de conocimientos y desarrollo de habilidades específicas de cada área, destaca la relevancia de las competencias genéricas o habilidades transferibles por su importancia en la formación de los estudiantes de cara a su futuro como profesionales y ciudadanos (Itani y Srour, 2015;Bodnar y Clark, 2016;Webb y Chaffer, 2016). A pesar de su importancia, en ciertas ocasiones las instituciones educativas son criticadas por centrar su enseñanza en el desarrollo de las competencias específicas y dejar más de lado el desarrollo de las habilidades genéricas de empleabilidad (Webb y Chaffer, 2016).…”
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“…Engineering and technology programs have been frequently accused of emphasizing technical skills and leaving little room for nontechnical or soft skills 4,10 . The undergraduate programs for developing professionals for the construction industry largely emphasize technical skills, while underemphasizing the soft skills needed for the industry 4 . Consequently, a significant gap exists between construction management programs and the demands of current professional practice.…”
Section: Review Of Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Universities need to play a stronger role in strengthening students' nontechnical or soft skills in specific areas such as oral communication 4 . College and university education seems to place significant emphasis on book work and small projects.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%