On the impacts of project based learning for workplace preparedness of engineering graduates

S. Senay
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Aligning preparedness of graduates with the current and future workplace demands is a complex issue for higher education institutions. Labor market demands can shift very rapidly in knowledge-based economies, so it is not easy to predict what kind of work or trades will come out in the future. Therefore, tying university and college programs too closely to immediate labor market demands is not desired in the US higher education system. However, it is possible to predict the skills graduates will need to prosper in workplace and improve education system without limiting the missions of colleges and universities to training of students for specific job skills. In the case of engineering education, project based learning (PBL) can provide a way to prepare students for the current and future demands of engineering profession, without focusing education solely on the development of specific job skills. This paper is a review on benefits and challenges associated with the implementations of PBL in engineering education.
基于项目的学习对工程专业毕业生职场准备的影响
对高等教育机构来说,将毕业生的准备工作与当前和未来的工作需求结合起来是一个复杂的问题。在以知识为基础的经济中,劳动力市场的需求变化非常迅速,因此很难预测未来会出现什么样的工作或行业。因此,美国高等教育体系不希望将大学和学院课程过于紧密地与劳动力市场的直接需求联系起来。然而,如果不把高校的使命局限于培养学生的具体工作技能,我们就有可能预测毕业生在工作场所取得成功所需的技能,并改善教育体系。就工程教育而言,基于项目的学习(PBL)可以为学生提供一种方法,使他们为当前和未来的工程专业需求做好准备,而不是将教育仅仅集中在特定工作技能的发展上。本文综述了在工程教育中实施PBL的好处和挑战。
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