Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican university

The present study was aimed at knowing the opinion of graduates from a Mexican university’s Civil Engineering department about several aspects related to their first years as professionals. The study explored aspects such as graduation index, the difficulty of inserting themselves into the labour ma...

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Main Authors: Rómel G Solís Carcaño, José Antonio González Fajardo, Jorge Pacheco Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2006-09-01
Series:Ingeniería e Investigación
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14762
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spelling doaj-985e123a0eff4c34943e5020497c1cee2020-11-25T02:00:10ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIngeniería e Investigación0120-56092248-87232006-09-0126312913413647Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican universityRómel G Solís CarcañoJosé Antonio González FajardoJorge Pacheco MartínezThe present study was aimed at knowing the opinion of graduates from a Mexican university’s Civil Engineering department about several aspects related to their first years as professionals. The study explored aspects such as graduation index, the difficulty of inserting themselves into the labour market, their opinion about the civil engi- neering programme and their interest in continuing their studies. A questionnaire was prepared for gathering the information based on various international, national and local criteria. The results revealed that the graduates had experienced little difficulty in becoming inserting into the local labour market; however, their professional performance had not been as satisfactory as they had expected.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14762graduate studycivil engineeringgraduation indexprofessional satisfaction
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author Rómel G Solís Carcaño
José Antonio González Fajardo
Jorge Pacheco Martínez
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José Antonio González Fajardo
Jorge Pacheco Martínez
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graduate study
civil engineering
graduation index
professional satisfaction
author_facet Rómel G Solís Carcaño
José Antonio González Fajardo
Jorge Pacheco Martínez
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title Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican university
title_short Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican university
title_full Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican university
title_fullStr Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican university
title_full_unstemmed Studying civil engineering alumni from a Mexican university
title_sort studying civil engineering alumni from a mexican university
publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia
series Ingeniería e Investigación
issn 0120-5609
2248-8723
publishDate 2006-09-01
description The present study was aimed at knowing the opinion of graduates from a Mexican university’s Civil Engineering department about several aspects related to their first years as professionals. The study explored aspects such as graduation index, the difficulty of inserting themselves into the labour market, their opinion about the civil engi- neering programme and their interest in continuing their studies. A questionnaire was prepared for gathering the information based on various international, national and local criteria. The results revealed that the graduates had experienced little difficulty in becoming inserting into the local labour market; however, their professional performance had not been as satisfactory as they had expected.
topic graduate study
civil engineering
graduation index
professional satisfaction
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14762
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