Industry perception of UTM chemical engineering industrial trainees

In the Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), all third year students are required to undergo their industrial training for 10 weeks. This paper discussed about industries perception towards UTM Chemical engineering industrial trainees’ professional skills such as team...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Haslenda, Ali, Noorhalieza, Haron, Saharudin, Azri, Azizul
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/31024/1/HaslendaHashim2008_IndustryPerceptionofUTMChemicalEngineering.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/31024/
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Summary:In the Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), all third year students are required to undergo their industrial training for 10 weeks. This paper discussed about industries perception towards UTM Chemical engineering industrial trainees’ professional skills such as team working, communication skill, leadership skill, creative and critical thinking, problem solving, life long learning, ethics and entrepreneurship skill. A survey was conducted for 3 conservative years 2006, 2007and 2008. In this study, more than 100 participating industries are involved. Analysis indicates that students still having problem to work independently and work in a team (LO5), lifelong learning (LO6) as well as ethics (LO7).