Engineering Education: Professional Demands

Abstract

Engineering students’ expertise relies on strong consolidated scientific and technological learning. However, more and more, it is their ability to adapt to new situations and competence in linking and using those knowledges that can make a difference. Also working under new environments and in multicultural teams. Their social skills and characteristics like teamwork, creativity, communication or leadership are already established as fundamental competences students must also develop during their education. Students have a heavy load when they approach their first professional experience. Their professional demands are here discussed by the hands of teachers who report their experiences as mean to help ease this issue. Also, some academic issues related to teaching curricular designs aspects are also addressed and invites readers to reflect upon their practices.