Open AccessGeneric Competencies in the Education of Engineers: The Case of Engineering Program in a Public University in Mexico
Author(s) -
Alejandra García-Serna,
José Luis Arcos-Vega,
Juan J. Sevilla-García,
María Amparo Oliveros-Ruíz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
higher education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-475X
pISSN - 1925-4741
DOI - 10.5539/hes.v8n1p58
Subject(s) - engineering education , mathematics education , public university , work (physics) , engineering management , computer science , engineering , psychology , political science , mechanical engineering , public administration
We present an analysis regarding generic skills on engineering program offered in a public state university in Mexico (UABC). The university implemented a new educational model changing rigid programs to flexible programs based on competencies. The goal is to determine generic skills related to the four pillars of learning: learning to do, learning to know, learning to be, and learning to live together. This work is non experimental, cross-sectional, and descriptive. The study reflect upon the generic competences that students consider are being promoted during their first years in the university and provides a reference for the methodology to identify development of generic skills in engineering students.