A graduate engineer should have acquired the following specific skills:
- Sufficient insight into the subject matter, methods and techniques of each of the specialisations within the core subject area to be able to consult international professional literature with successful results
- The ability to communicate with specialists from other core subject areas at a professional level
- Deep insight into his own specialism
- Such a thorough knowledge of the subject matter, methods and techniques that he can apply it to working out problems and developing new knowledge where necessary.
- The ability to read professional literature in international journals with a critical eye and find reference points for further development or application
- Know his way so well around his subject’s literature that he can independently keep his knowledge up to standard and extend it
Research skills
In the area of research a graduate engineer should have acquired the following skills:
- Analysation of complex problems and recognisation of analogies between complex problems.
- Formulation of a hypothesis
- Formulation of a working plan for the testing of hypotheses
- Evaluation of the results of an experiment or confirmation of the results of a hypothesis.
- Evaluation of the possible conclusions to be drawn from research results and how far these can be generalised
Communicative ability.
Finally, an engineer must be able to communicate in his subject area.
- write a paper in English on a subject he has studied, research he has done or on a design.
- be able to take a significant part in a scientific discussion on a technical subject.