Measuring Students' Subjective Task Values Related to the Post-Undergraduate Career Search

摘要

Smart capable graduates continue to leave engineering degree and career pathways. To support a diverse, well-qualified engineering workforce, educators need to better understand the career choice processes of undergraduate students enrolled in engineering programs and nearing graduation. While many researchers have examined choices to engage in specific careers, few have focused on the experience of students actually acquiring a first position post-graduation. From the engineering education and career development literature, it is known that interest in other fields account for some diversion of engineering graduates from engineering careers. Negative attitudes and feelings about the engineering career search, however, can be partially responsible as well.