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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/caes.v12i1.3409

Keywords:

habilidades no técnicas, habilidades blandas, habilidades gerenciales, competencias genéricas, competencias transferibles, ingeniería

Abstract

In this essay, a research guide is developed in the topic of non-technical skills in engineering. Three lines of research with different theoretical and methodological approaches are characterized, namely: the definition of which soft skills should be developed, the identification of gaps between the competences developed by the university with respect to those demanded by the employers and the determination of ways to integrate soft skills in the teaching-learning process. This characterization is based on empirical evidence from studies carried out in the United States, Spain, Germany, Romania, Croatia, India, Lebanon, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Author Biography

Melissa Pizarro-Aguilar, M.Sc.

Licenciada en Ingeniería Industrial de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), M.Sc. en Integrated Systems Engineering de The Ohio State University (beca Fulbright de la Embajada de EEUU). Estudiante del Doctorado en Educación, UCR (primer promedio año 2018). Desde el año 2008 ha sido profesora de la Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial (UCR), se ha desempeñado realizando proyectos de extensión social e investigación en la Escuela, ha impartido diversos cursos y apoya proyectos de graduación de Licenciatura y Maestría como tutora.  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-5791

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Published

2021-05-26

How to Cite

Pizarro-Aguilar, M. (2021). Español. Revista Electrónica Calidad En La Educación Superior, 12(1), 272–291. https://doi.org/10.22458/caes.v12i1.3409
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