the topic of their project intheir response. Conversely, of the alumni that identified the individual graduate project to beamong the most important experiences, respondents tended to highlight non-topic related reasons(e.g., allowed in-depth consideration of a technical concept, independent investigation,development of written communication skills).Non-Alumni Response ItemsMany non-alumni named “soft skills” like communication, teamwork, and willingness to workand learn as being important when hiring recent graduates, as well as industry-relevantexperience such as internships. Software proficiency in building information modeling (BIM)software or other discipline-specific design tools were also noted.Non-alumni participants were also asked
(Sufficient • Technical skill & Soft- skill learning • Strong technical skills technical skills) • Industry-specific courses • Happy people • Team collaboration & • Five-year program design • Contributing positively to the AEC industry Cooperation skills • Studio classes • Providing a good work culture for a company • Learning attitude • Senior Capstone • A passion for learning or a willingness to • Multi-disciplinary setting learn new things for projects In addition, Figure 2a shows response percentages for the following question: What makes(department) graduates unique and