- Conference Session
- INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques
- Collection
- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Authors
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Catherine Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA
- Tagged Topics
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Corporate Member Council
- Tagged Divisions
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College Industry Partnerships
field of engineering.The model is depicted as a pyramid consisting of several tiers. The arrangement of thetiers in this shape is not meant to be hierarchical, or to imply that competencies at thetop are at a higher level of skill. Instead, the model’s tapered shape represents theincreasing specialization and specificity of proficiencies covered. Its tiers are furtherdivided into blocks that represent competency areas (i.e., groups of knowledge, skills,and abilities), which are defined using critical work functions and technical contentareas.Foundational Competencies Competency – A cluster ofTiers 1 through 3 represent the “soft skills” and work related knowledge