What is the core competency of EECS students in technological higher education?

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to explore the core competency content of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) students. This study uses document analysis and focus group methods to confirm the core competency content. It was found that the core competencies of EECS students clearly defined the direction of the students’ development especially mathematics ability, scientific and engineering knowledge, implementation, design and analysis, self-study, communication, social development and ethics with high degrees of overlap. This also means that, in addition to mathematical logic, EECS students should also have knowledge related to engineering science, implementation ability, communication and cooperation, and social networking ability. Finally, recommendations for cultivating the core competencies of EECS students were proposed in the hope that graduates will acquire the core competencies required by the industry.