Motivation and attitude of computer engineering students toward soft skills

Schipper, Mariecke; Stappen, Esther van der

doi:10.1109/educon.2018.8363231

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“…Finally [34], discussed the users' attitude towards technology skills during a web-based project and highlighted that a single project can already stimulate skill development through an adopting attitude. Also background and expertise in a relevant business field are likely to improve this adaptive attitude for a specific skill set [35]. Additionally, a positive attitude in a work group can result in greater perceived benefits towards skill development [36].…”

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Development and testing of an explorative BPM acceptance model: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic

Ahmad

Looy

2021

PLoS ONE

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When emerging technologies transform an organization’s way of working, explorative business process management (BPM) becomes a new challenge. Although digital innovations can boost process efficacy and business productivity, employees do not necessarily accept the implied work changes. We therefore looked at the increased digitalization efforts during the COVID-19 lockdowns, during which employees were forced to drastically rethink work by heavily depending on technology for communication and almost all business tasks. This global setting allowed us to scrutinize disruptive work changes and how employees can cope with disruptive work adaptations. We also looked into the explorative skillset needed to adapt to these changes. To theorize about an explorative BPM acceptance model, eleven hypotheses were supported based on a solid theoretical foundation. We followed a quantitative research design using partial least squares for structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) at the university administration settings in two regions, including purposive sampling. Data analysis covered both a measurement model assessment and structural model assessment. Our findings reveal that employees’ perceived work modalities, feeling creative and feeling flexible are more promising features than perceived influence and attitude related to explorative work and skill development. We also offer novel insights into explorative business process management (BPM) skills, and which skills are more productive in uncertain or dynamic working conditions. This research is a learning path for managers struggling with flexible or competitive business environments, and more specifically to facilitate employee willingness.

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Development and testing of an explorative BPM acceptance model: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic

Ahmad

Looy

2021

PLoS ONE

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“…According to Schipper & Stappen (2018), the demands for Engineering graduates require that they not only act according to high technical standards, but also have a set of soft skills to increase their employability. Still according to the authors, the development of soft skills is a must in Engineers training.…”

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Soft Skills by Engineering Employers

Campos¹,

Resende²,

Fagundes³

2020

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The aim of this study was to understand and compare the expectation and perception of 40 engineering employers regarding the soft skills in Engineers. The most important soft skills for an Engineering professional, identified through a systematic bibliographic review, were arranged into six groups, as follows: critical thinking, creative thinking, communication, teamwork, ethical perspective and emotional intelligence. The chosen methodology for data analysis was a fuzzy logic, in order to preserve the subjectivity inherent to soft skill. Forty psychologists were also interviewed and the delphi method was used to include their perceptions between soft skills for calibration of the fuzzyTECH software. The results obtained with the fuzzyfication of the data revealed that the perception of employers of soft skills in engineering professionals is not inline to their expectations in the scenario they are inserted.

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“…Graduating students do not always possess the necessary skills required by employers, and they often lack not only professional knowledge or abilities but also soft skills such as communication, decision-making, problemsolving, leadership, self-motivation, creativity, emotional intelligence, and social ethics skills, as well as the ability to work with people of different backgrounds (Land, 2013;Nair et al, 2009;Radermacher et al, 2014). Young engineers often do not fully realize how important their soft and managerial skills will become in a professional career (Pons, 2015) and show a low level of motivation and satisfaction with soft skill courses (Schipper & van der Stappen, 2018). Traditional curricula sometimes reflect what teachers regard as important, rather than what skills are actually required (Jang, 2016).…”

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Bridging the Skill Gap in Robotics: Global and National Environment

Shmatko

Volkova

2020

Sage Open

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This article focuses on the demand for skills of highly qualified scientific and technical professionals (engineers and researchers) in robotics, on both a global and national level. Information is collected using the text-mining of open-access vacancies for understanding the global trends and in-depth interviews with experts for a more detailed study of national trends. The study explores the combination of hard and soft skills, as well as interdisciplinary skills. Soft skill requirements play an important role in the demanded skill set of the specialist, but the claims for hard skills (including digital) are not becoming less strict. Programming and the knowledge of specialized software packages are the most important skills, but must be combined with practical skills (assembly, welding, soldering). The broad range of application areas for robotic systems creates demand for new multidisciplinary skills (knowledge of artificial intelligence, new materials, and biology). Rapid technological development underlines the growing importance of soft skills, such as communication skills, self-motivation, and a willingness to learn. Lists of the most demanded skills in different countries principally coincide. Results can be applied for developing policies aimed at eliminating the skill gap in prospective technological areas.

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Motivation and attitude of computer engineering students toward soft skills

Cited by 22 publications

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Development and testing of an explorative BPM acceptance model: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic

Development and testing of an explorative BPM acceptance model: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic

Soft Skills by Engineering Employers

Bridging the Skill Gap in Robotics: Global and National Environment

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