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    Professional Prerequisites for Entry-level Technical Positions

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    • UMBC Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication Department
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    Author/Creator
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    Date
    2007-07-12
    Type of Work
    application/pdf
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    theses
    Department
    Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication
    Program
    Intercultural Communication Language
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    This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/repro.php or contact Special Collections at speccoll(at)umbc.edu.
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    Subjects
    Education, Technology (0710)
    Engineering, General (0537)
    Education, Higher (0745)
    engineering education
    professional skills
    intercultural competence
    Abstract
    Educators, industry representatives and government officials are engaged in an ongoing debate about how to best prepare U.S. science and engineering students for the global workforce. While there is consensus that professional prerequisites are important, there is less agreement about which professional prerequisites are most critical or the role of international education programs in develop professional prerequisites. This research study presents findings from a web survey of U.S. technical companies. Results include a prioritized list of professional prerequisites, data on how a candidate's previous international experience affects hiring decisions and data describing the working environment of U.S. technical professionals. Results of this research study can be applied to focus to the efforts of engineering educators, international educators and career services professionals to prepare technical students to compete and work as global scientists and engineers.


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    Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    1000 Hilltop Circle
    Baltimore, MD 21250
    www.umbc.edu/scholarworks

    Contact information:
    Email: scholarworks-group@umbc.edu
    Phone: 410-455-3544


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.