The Career Compass Professional Development Program, Instilling Integrity, Courage, Competence, and Accountability in all Undergraduate Engineering Students
Formalized professional development programs are taking on increased importance in engineering education in response to the needs and desires of the profession. Today's engineers are expected to be technologically competent. In addition, they must be able to lead, manage, innovate, and identify and solve problems. In response to these increasing demands on engineers, the College of Engineering at Villanova University developed a comprehensive professional development program called Career Compass. Career Compass is a three-year mandatory bearing-credit program. There is an optional fourth-year component. This program has four themes: The Engineering Profession, Setting the Stage for Personal and Professional Success, Post-Graduation Career Planning, and Effective Communication Skills for the 21st Century. This paper describes the development, content, management, and lessons learned from the first year of administering the program.
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