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Research paper thumbnail of Technology Assimilation Proficiency-Reflecting Graduate Attributes: A review of the literature on mining engineering practice and higher education in South Africa

9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2021) and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (REES AAEE 2021), 2022

Technology assimilation (TA) is both a technical matter and a social process. The importance of T... more Technology assimilation (TA) is both a technical matter and a social process. The importance of TA emanates from the fact that it is a necessary condition to the industrialization, economic development, and social upliftment of nations or communities. People, either in their roles and activities as engineers, technicians, innovators, marketers, or as other participants, are intimately involved with and in the process of TA. The study investigates people attributes that reflect, or are associated with, TA proficiency. Furthermore, the study seeks to understand the core aspects within which such attributes manifest in mining engineering practice and higher education in South Africa. PURPOSE The study focuses on understanding how TA is understood in engineering practice and higher education in the South Africa. It also seeks to identify TA proficiency-reflecting graduate attributes that are required and valued, and the contexts within which these manifest, in mining engineering practice and higher education in South Africa. APPROACH The current study is the first stage of an envisaged two-stage investigation. All data and evidence in the current paper was sourced from reviewed literature. Due to the limited, if any, published materials on the topic, specifically as it pertains to South African contexts, a thematic approach was used rather than a systematic literature review.

Research paper thumbnail of Technology Assimilation Proficiency-Reflecting Graduate Attributes: A review of the literature on mining engineering practice and higher education in South Africa

9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2021) and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (REES AAEE 2021), 2022

Technology assimilation (TA) is both a technical matter and a social process. The importance of T... more Technology assimilation (TA) is both a technical matter and a social process. The importance of TA emanates from the fact that it is a necessary condition to the industrialization, economic development, and social upliftment of nations or communities. People, either in their roles and activities as engineers, technicians, innovators, marketers, or as other participants, are intimately involved with and in the process of TA. The study investigates people attributes that reflect, or are associated with, TA proficiency. Furthermore, the study seeks to understand the core aspects within which such attributes manifest in mining engineering practice and higher education in South Africa. PURPOSE The study focuses on understanding how TA is understood in engineering practice and higher education in the South Africa. It also seeks to identify TA proficiency-reflecting graduate attributes that are required and valued, and the contexts within which these manifest, in mining engineering practice and higher education in South Africa. APPROACH The current study is the first stage of an envisaged two-stage investigation. All data and evidence in the current paper was sourced from reviewed literature. Due to the limited, if any, published materials on the topic, specifically as it pertains to South African contexts, a thematic approach was used rather than a systematic literature review.