Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum
This study aims to develop professional competency indices and their subindices as needed by the solar energy industry, to establish a basis for development of the engineering education curriculum. The methodologies adopted by the study are literature analysis, expert advisories, and focus groups. T...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2014-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Photoenergy |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/963291 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849467546593394688 |
|---|---|
| author | Chin-Guo Kuo Chi-Cheng Chang |
| author_facet | Chin-Guo Kuo Chi-Cheng Chang |
| author_sort | Chin-Guo Kuo |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study aims to develop professional competency indices and their subindices as needed by the solar energy industry, to establish a basis for development of the engineering education curriculum. The methodologies adopted by the study are literature analysis, expert advisories, and focus groups. The study focuses on the establishment of competency indices by experts at stock market-listed companies and then confirms these competencies with focus groups. The study found that the competencies required by the solar industry consist of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the areas of materials development and applications, photovoltaic technology, cell manufacturing technology, biotechnology, chemical technology, power generation and electricity, process development and improvement, data collection and analysis, industry regulation, green energy beliefs, and working attitudes and values. The results of this study can be used as the basis for the cultivation, selection, and employment of industry professionals. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-e76242f16e2749c1be6c361924bff303 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1110-662X 1687-529X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2014-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Photoenergy |
| spelling | doaj-art-e76242f16e2749c1be6c361924bff3032025-08-20T03:26:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/963291963291Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education CurriculumChin-Guo Kuo0Chi-Cheng Chang1Department of Industrial Education, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 162, Section 1, Ho-Ping East Road, Taipei 106, TaiwanDepartment of Information Management, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, No. 300, Section 1, Wanshou Road, Guishan, Taoyuan County 333, TaiwanThis study aims to develop professional competency indices and their subindices as needed by the solar energy industry, to establish a basis for development of the engineering education curriculum. The methodologies adopted by the study are literature analysis, expert advisories, and focus groups. The study focuses on the establishment of competency indices by experts at stock market-listed companies and then confirms these competencies with focus groups. The study found that the competencies required by the solar industry consist of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the areas of materials development and applications, photovoltaic technology, cell manufacturing technology, biotechnology, chemical technology, power generation and electricity, process development and improvement, data collection and analysis, industry regulation, green energy beliefs, and working attitudes and values. The results of this study can be used as the basis for the cultivation, selection, and employment of industry professionals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/963291 |
| spellingShingle | Chin-Guo Kuo Chi-Cheng Chang Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum |
| title_full | Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum |
| title_fullStr | Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum |
| title_short | Building Professional Competencies Indices in the Solar Energy Industry for the Engineering Education Curriculum |
| title_sort | building professional competencies indices in the solar energy industry for the engineering education curriculum |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/963291 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chinguokuo buildingprofessionalcompetenciesindicesinthesolarenergyindustryfortheengineeringeducationcurriculum AT chichengchang buildingprofessionalcompetenciesindicesinthesolarenergyindustryfortheengineeringeducationcurriculum |