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10.1.3 Screening Candidate Systems Engineers: A Research Design
Author(s) -
Gonçalves Duarte,
Britz Janine
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2009.tb01027.x
Subject(s) - economic shortage , competence (human resources) , system of systems engineering , identification (biology) , engineering design process , systems engineering , engineering , systems design , computer science , engineering management , mechanical engineering , psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , botany , government (linguistics) , biology
In this paper, we focus on the human dimension of Systems Engineering by addressing the need for the development of systems engineering potential in candidate engineers. Specifically, we propose a research design for a systems engineering screening methodology that could be used to screen potential systems engineers. According to our design, this can be achieved by defining a system engineering profile with specific psychological attributes, and using this profile to predict competence in systems engineering. This is done with the aim of increasing the identification and successful development of systems engineering potential, in order to address the shortage of systems engineering skills in South‐Africa over a long‐term period.