A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering
Ask the graduates and the employers of graduates of computing information sciences and engineering (CISE) one area in which more formal training would have been beneficial while still in college. It is not surprising that both the employers and the graduates often agree that students require more tr...
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description | Ask the graduates and the employers of graduates of computing information sciences and engineering (CISE) one area in which more formal training would have been beneficial while still in college. It is not surprising that both the employers and the graduates often agree that students require more training in discipline-specific soft skills (DSSS) in CISE. Yet, the requirements for undergraduate DSSS in CISE remain an open subject for debate. Should all undergraduate core courses be revised to incorporate DSSS requirements? Should DSSS be designed for infusion into the technical core courses for undergraduates in CISE? How should student learning outcomes (SLOs) for DSSS be defined and assessed? This paper discusses these and further questions. |
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spelling | doaj.art-5be0e95d352a4f4b999af6dd3ce96b892022-12-21T17:16:30ZengInternational Institute of Informatics and CyberneticsJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics1690-45242013-08-011161621A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and EngineeringAmos O. Olagunju0Jake S. Soenneker1 St Cloud State University Syracuse University - School of Information Studies Ask the graduates and the employers of graduates of computing information sciences and engineering (CISE) one area in which more formal training would have been beneficial while still in college. It is not surprising that both the employers and the graduates often agree that students require more training in discipline-specific soft skills (DSSS) in CISE. Yet, the requirements for undergraduate DSSS in CISE remain an open subject for debate. Should all undergraduate core courses be revised to incorporate DSSS requirements? Should DSSS be designed for infusion into the technical core courses for undergraduates in CISE? How should student learning outcomes (SLOs) for DSSS be defined and assessed? This paper discusses these and further questions.http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/iEB236LH.pdf soft skill activitiesStudent learning outcomesoft skill assessmentIT soft skills |
spellingShingle | Amos O. Olagunju Jake S. Soenneker A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics soft skill activities Student learning outcome soft skill assessment IT soft skills |
title | A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering |
title_full | A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering |
title_fullStr | A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering |
title_full_unstemmed | A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering |
title_short | A Framework for Soft Skills Training in Science and Engineering |
title_sort | framework for soft skills training in science and engineering |
topic | soft skill activities Student learning outcome soft skill assessment IT soft skills |
url | http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/iEB236LH.pdf
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