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The Gap between Key Competency of Engineering Majors and Academic Curriculum (이공계 전공자의 핵심역량과 교육과정 간 격차에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Hyun;Cheon, Young-Joon;Leem, Choon-Sung;Eom, Joon-Young
    • 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.08a
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    • pp.135-142
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    • 2010
  • The scope of key competency of engineering majors has been expanded for last decades. Nowadays, not only major knowledge but also extracurricular knowledge such as business, economics, law and so on are regarded as prerequisites for successful performance at work sites. In this context, we defined several determinants of key competency classified into attitude, knowledge and skill, and investigated their relative importance perceived by Korean companies (n=145). Based on the results, the gap between key competency of engineering majors and academic curriculums of universities (n=182) was analyzed. Subsequently, regional difference and qualitative disparity between universities were also revealed.

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The Relationship between Course Grades and the K-CESA Core Competencies for Engineering Students (공학계열 대학생들의 교과목 성적과 K-CESA 핵심역량의 관계 분석)

  • Hwang, Jiwon;Kim, Hakjin;Song, Ohsung
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.35-46
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    • 2016
  • With the emphasis on core competencies, the University of Seoul has exerted efforts to reflect the importance of core competencies in university curricula. The main assessment tool used in Korea is the Korea Collegiate Essential Skills Assessment (K-CESA), developed by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET). This study examined whether core competencies measured using K-CESA are valid as a tool for assessing educational achievements among college students, and analyzed the correlation between K-CESA scores and course grades. The analysis was performed on approximately 204 engineering students at the University of Seoul. According to the correlation analysis between core competencies and courses, MSC courses were shown to be related to the resource and through information use competency and higher order thinking competency. Through the Analysis of Variance, students in the accreditation programs and students living in urban area showed higher competency scores. In the multiple regression, it was shown that Accreditation and MSC courses grades were the important variables to predict the competency of the students. Based on these findings, we confirmed that the K-CESA tool has a certain level of correlation with academic performance and that it functions as one of several ways to evaluate the program outcomes of engineering education accreditation.

Improvement of Information & Communication Engineering National Competency Standards (NCS) (정보통신 소프트웨어분야 국가직무능력(NCS) 개선 방안)

  • Kwon, Oh-young;Im, Tami;Myeong, Jae-hui
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this paper is to compare SWECOM and Information & Communication Engineering NCS to explore how to improve current NCS. First, it would be helpful to use NCS competency unit and competency unit element as categorization criteria and then to provide levels and roles into performance criteria and KSA. Second, developing common lower level competency unit would decrease the redundancy of KSA and make it clear for users. Third, providing other kinds of skills along with technical skills such as management skill would be useful for users.

Key Competency Factors of Professional Engineer in Environment - friendly Construction Industry (친환경 건설 전문 인력의 핵심 역량 요인 분석)

  • Park, Soyeon;Kim, Suryeon;Ahn, Yonghan
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 2018
  • The Environment - friendly construction industry has developed rapidly with sustained development of related technologies and government assistance. However, there is lack of consideration for nurturing professional manpower for Environment - friendly construction industry. In order to support rapid growth, it is necessary to analyze the competency of professional manpower to prepare for successful Environment - friendly construction industry. Thus, this research derive competency variables through the literature review and experts' interview was applied toward an validating of the key variables. Further, a survey of competency factors for sustainable construction was performed and analyzed through exploratory factor analysis. The result showed that four key competency factors were derived, and two factors stood out : Understanding of Sustainability and Affective Competency. The meaning of this research is to investigate relationship between the characteristics of Environment - friendly construction and importance of competency factor.

A Study on Communication Competency Analysis and Development Plan of Educational Content for Engineering Undergraduates (이공계 대학생의 커뮤니케이션 역량 분석 및 교육콘텐츠 개발 방안 연구)

  • Kim, Kyung-Hwa
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.529-539
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to categorize and analyze the communication competency of engineering undergraduates and to develop educational content in order to improve that. In this study, communication competency of engineering undergraduates was categorized into three areas: critical thinking, scientific communication, and media literacy. As a means to improve communication competency, the experience with and perception of writing were investigated. The communication competency of undergraduates needs to be improved overall. There is a high need for writing programs that enhance critical thinking oriented around practice. It suggests flipped learning based on smart education, E-community, problem-solving programs based on action learning, cooperative learning programs, reflection journals & portfolio, and collaborative writing programs as educational content. The results of this study can be used as basic data to design competency-based communication curriculum and practical applications for engineering undergraduates.

Development of Competence-based Assessment System for Lifelong Vocational Competency Development (CBAS-LVCD) (평생직업능력개발을 위한 역량기반 평가 시스템 개발)

  • Heo, Sun-Young;Im, Tami;Kwon, Oh-Young
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.57-62
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    • 2018
  • The recognition of the importance of lifelong vocational competency development, the proliferation of MOOC, and interest in online education have increased. As a result, efforts are continuously being made to develop an education system for lifelong vocational competency development. However, research on design and development of competency-based evaluation tools and systems in the field of technology engineering is still insufficient. In this paper, we designed and implemented a Competency-based Assessment System for Lifelong Vocational Competency Development(CBAS-LVCD). CBAS-LVCD utilizes NCS-based rubric-based assessment tools to evaluate learners and provides simulation tools for use in technology engineering. This is expected to be of great help in assessing the competencies required for practical affairs in the field of technology engineering, where practical work and on-line testing are limited.

A Study on Weights of the Factors to Evaluate Competency of Construction Engineer (건설기술자의 공통역량 측정 인자 및 가중치에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Hye-Mi;Choi, Sun-Hee;Kim, Young;Park, Chan-Sil
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.225-229
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    • 2007
  • Construction projects heavily rely on construction engineers competency, and instant judgment and problem solving ability against unpredictable situation directly affect the success of construction project. Therefore in order to hire construction engineers that are competent to lead construction projects successfully, the construction engineer competency evaluation is essential from the selection process. Hence, this research proposed items to assess the operation competency of construction engineers by deducing influence factors necessary to measure operation competency via interviews with experts and applying the factors. After conducting survey questionnaire utilizing analytic hierarchy process(AHP) for the proposed operation competency measurement items, weighted values were assigned.

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The influence of Servitization Decision Factors on the Performance of SMEs : Focused on the Mediating Effects of Servitization Competency (중소제조업의 서비스화 결정요인이 성과에 미치는 영향 : 서비스화 역량의 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Suh, Jieyoun;Park, Kwangho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.49-61
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    • 2019
  • As the technological gap amongst manufacturers decreases, the life cycle of products has shortened, and competition accelerates due to the development of technology, incumbent manufacturing companies face growth limitations. In order to overcome such business issues, manufacturing companies are increasingly interested in changes in business models and innovations, especially in the direction of providing services where they can maintain the competitive advantage of their products. In such context, this empirical study examines managerial leadership, differentiation strategies, and products and services pricing as 'servitization factors', which can be driving forces for moving into a new era of growth for Korean SMEs, focusing on the mediating effects of servitization competency. The results are as follows : First, it was confirmed that executive leadership, differentiation strategy, and information & communication technology capability have a direct effect on service sales. Second, the process competency, partnership competency, and ICT competency, which are presented as the service competence of SMEs, were found to play an important role in inducing service sales in managerial leadership, differentiation strategy, product and services pricing. It also emphasized the role of the public policy such as helping to foster SMEs as key partners in the expansion of social facilities and establishing platforms through ICT and data utilization for the convergence of manufacturing services.

A Study on Ways to Improve Participation in Vocational Competency Development Training (직업능력개발훈련 참여도 향상을 위한 방안 연구)

  • Kim, Tae-Bok;Kim, Kwang-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2021
  • As interest in vocational competency development projects increases, support is increasing. In this study, in order to study ways to improve participation in vocational competency development training, related factors are selected and the main factors influencing them are derived. The main factors were influencing factors were identified and ways to improve participation rate of vocational competency development were studied. Variables were selected through prior research, and data were collected and analyzed through in-depth group interviews. Based on factor analysis and reliability analysis, as a result of confirming the factors that influence the plan for improving participation in vocational competency development training by applying the backward stage selection (condition) method of logistic regression analysis, the case of respect for minorities in the 7-point Likert scale The closer to 7 was, the higher the probability of being classified as having never participated, and the other factors except minority respect, Likert scale closer to 7 indicates higher probability of bening classified as having never participated, except for the minority respect factor. Therefore, it was confirmed that lowering the scale of the factor of respect for minority, which is job satisfaction, and increasing the factors of individual characteristics such as annual salary and organizational commitment, training system for job satisfaction, and quality assurance have effects on improving participation rates in vocational competency development training.

A Study on Competency Evaluation Checklist of Design Phase VE Team (설계VE팀의 역량평가 체크리스트에 관한 연구)

  • Seo, Ha-Na;Lee, Hak-Ki
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.154-162
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    • 2008
  • Ministry of construction and transportation has been enforcing extensionally design phase VE(Value Engineering) to the construction costing more than 10 billion won, an importance of design phase VE accordingly is raising to get rid of a waste of cost and noneffective factors previously in construction projects. Although there are legal supports and technical effects, an effect about an introduction of design phase VE can not be applied properly because of several problems at the process. So, in this study, present competency factors of design phase VE to highly raise the output through organizing an effective team at the beginning stage of design phase VE. Find out 29 competency factors through characteristics of design VE team for the check list, classify by team knowledge, team work skill, and team attitude. Get an efficiency regarding importance and find out Competency Evaluation items of design VE team, present a Competency Evaluation plan for indicating an objective standard to Competency Evaluation by measuring relative importance as to each Competency Evaluation item.