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Engineering Graduates' Perceptions of How Well They Were Prepared for Work in Industry

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Martin, Rosanna; Maytham, Bryan; Case, Jennifer; Fraser, Duncan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2005

This study investigated how well chemical engineering graduates perceive they were prepared for work in industry. To this end, sixteen interviews were carried out with a purposive sample of recent University of Cape Town chemical engineering graduates. Qualitative analysis of the interview data showed that graduates felt that overall, they were…

Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship