prof. a. moropoulou, vice rector of national technical university of athens, scientific responsible...
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Prof. A. Moropoulou, Vice Rector of National Technical University of Athens, Scientific
Responsible of ECS, NTUA
“Employment and Career Structures (ECS) for Graduate Engineers”
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY of ATHENS (NTUA)
EEDC EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2012 13.IX.2012 FLORENCE
The Global Environment
The increasing threats by various risks and the out bursting socio-economic crisis are challenging engineering at all levels
• Profession• Education• Employment• Socio-political role
Lessons learned from local, national, international projects intrinsically linked, taught us the need to investigate, document, share and evaluate engineering profiles features and curricula in order to figure out a strategy to bridge the gap between Academia, Industry and Policy.
Lessons learned from problems solving taught us that the emergence of possibilities requires the convergence of tools and innovations as well as synergies of global partnership in order to implement the goals pursued.
The synergies that SEFI presents as a very important international body,
bridging Universities and Higher Education Institutions offering various
levels of 3 – 5 years curricula, provide a unique opportunity in unifying
the Engineering qualifications versus educational programs with
the classification of the technical responsibilities’ levels,
accordingly:
Qualifications arising from studies program
Technical Responsibility based on the qualifications - accessibility to professional activities, based on the qualifications
With final objective the Lisbon Goal of increasing the employability common
strategy is suggested to the EEDC
In Greece the Summit of Rectors and Deans of Engineering Universities and Engineering Schools along with the Technical Chamber of Greece (Association of about 110.000 engineers),
is coordinating the strategy.
• The proposals of the above mentioned body are discussed at the National Board of Education which consists of the Board of Higher University Education and the Board of Higher Technical Education,
with the attempt to unify all levels of Higher Engineering Education, on the field of the gradation of technical responsibility and the accessibility to professional activities
Levels of technical responsibility based on educational levels
1st (Highest) level of technical responsibility 5year diploma of engineering programs of Technical Universities / Schools
Responsibility for study, supervision, integrated application of works
2nd (Mid) level of technical responsibility 3-4 years educational programs focusing on technical applications (higher technological education – not University level)
Partial technical responsibility for application of works and participation in study groups or supervising committees
3rd (Lowest) level of technical responsibilityTechnicians at various levels
Technical responsibility for application of works under supervision
Greek system of accreditation of engineering diplomas
Public University (National Technical
University of Athens)
Greek StateMinistry of Education
Accredited Engineering Programs
Technical Chamber of Greece
Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency
(Regarding University assessment and evaluation)
Integral 5year studiesengineering diplomas
(Master level) of 300 credit units & diploma thesis
(10th semester)
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Acquired Qualifications Complying with
C111/6 EU Recommendation Level 7
Knowledge “highly specialized knowledge, some of which is at the forefront
of knowledge in a field of work or study, as the basis for original thinking and/or research critical awareness of knowledge issues in a field and at the interface between different fields”,
Skills “specialized problem-solving skills required in research and/or
innovation in order to develop new knowledge and procedures and to integrate knowledge from different fields”
Competence “manage and transform work or study contexts that are
complex, unpredictable and require new strategic approaches take responsibility for contributing to professional knowledge and practice and/or for reviewing the strategic performance of teams”
The outcome of the 5 – years Studies Program is an Engineering Diploma Equivalent to Masters Degree
The structure of the Engineering Schools Studies Programs, along with the evaluation of the students to it, lead to a Diploma
with 300 ECTS Units equal to Master Degree, meeting the requirements arising from the EQF, in order to classify the
Diplomas of Engineers at the 7th level of the 8 grade scale of the EQF.
Greek system of professional accreditation
According to the law the Technical Chamber of Greece provides professional licences
Steps
1.Classification to the basic disciplines
2.Evaluation of appropriateness through exams based on diploma thesis
3.Professional license to exert the engineering profession at the highest level of technical responsibility
9 basic disciplines• Civil Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Architecture• Chemical Engineering• Rural and Surveying Engineering• Mining Engineering and Metallurgy• Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering• Computer Engineering
1247 different engineering programs with total or partial cover of professional rights according to the basic disciplines
Justification by the Scientific Committee of the discipline
Decision of the Executive Committee of the TCG
Employment and Career Structures (ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS) for Graduate Engineers
In this framework common efforts are being developed between all the Greek Engineering
University Schools and the Technical Chamber of Greece along with organizations of development
towards the easier access to employment opportunities for graduates from Engineering
Schools. For this Employment and Career Structures (ΔΑΣΤΑ – ECS) were created.
The page of www.dasta.ntuagr
Objectives of the Employment and Career Structure (ECS) information management system
• User admission through appropriate internet portals
• Access to information and data regarding career student and liaison office (CSLO)
• Content and course management services related to the Entrepreneurship Office (EO)
• Information and legislation dissemination for promoting and supporting individuals as well as groups of individuals engaging in entrepreneurship
• Integrated IT support and automation of the Co-Op Office (CO) operations
• Data collection and compilation of executive reports
Technical Characteristics of ECS information management system - Use of open source
technologies and frameworks
• Modular Layered Architecture• Java Implementation using the Java Persistence API
(JPA/Hybernate) as Object Relational Mapping (Persistence Layer)
• Use of relational databases Postgress, MySQL• Use of BIRT (Executive Reporting) for the compilation of
management reports• Use of the LifeRay and Joomla open frameworks for content
management• Data collection from the system’s databases through the use of
OData and REST framework and architecture• Support for future integration with other systems through Web
Services • Use of the Vaadin (Java framework for Web Applications)
framework for the implementation of user interfaces (UI)• System security based on RBAC (Role Based Access Control) • User authentication using SAML Assertions from the NTUA’s
Shibboleth server
Career and Student Liaison Office (CSLO) Services Support
• Collection and storage of student data records that are participating or benefited from the CSLO services
• Information dissemination related to novel technologies, trends, and scientific directions pertaining to the engineering profession
• Support for the NTUA “Observatory” services, tracking the
trends of the engineering profession and placement of the NTUA alumni
• Compilation of user reports evaluating CSLO’s services
• Compilation of executive reports pertaining to the operations of the Career and Student Liaison Office
Entrepreneurship Office (EO) Services Support
• Provision and dissemination of educational material related to innovation and entrepreneurship based on an e-learning platform
• Storage and management of information that relates to entrepreneurship studies, and practices
• Support of interactive discussion forums, as well as compilation, processing and storage of questionnaires and other related student provided content
• Compilation of executive reports pertaining to the operations of Entrepreneurship Office
Internship Program Services Support
• Data entry, processing, management and storage of information pertaining to agencies and companies offering Internship Program positions
• Data entry, processing, management and storage of student records, for students participating in the Internship Program program
• Management of the placement of students to Internship Program positions
• Support for managing Internship Program related student payments and financial records
• Support for managing general correspondence and insurance coverage related data
Automated Search and Categorization of Engineering Job Opportunities/Postings
(EUREKA)
• EUREKA as a component of ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS
• Architecture– System– Algorithm
• Integration with ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS– RSS FEED– Database Queries
• System Management
• Reporting
EUREKA is Not Google
• Targeted search robot• Realtime tracking of new information
(takes into account chronological order)• Linguistic analysis and filtering of
information based on specialized criteria for engineering job postings
• Parametrized automatic categorization and grouping of information.
• Can support multiple languages and track thousands of sources
System Architecture
Ιντερνετ
Ρομπότ επίσκεψης Διαδικτυακών τόπων με αγγελίες εργασίας - συλλογή περιεχομένου
Επιλογές Διαδι-κτυακών Τόπων
Διαδυκτιακό Υλικό
Επεξεργασία Διαδικτυακού Υλικού:
Αλγόριθμος ορισμού γλώσσας
περιεχομένου & κωδικοποίησης
κειμένου
Αλγόριθμος δημιουργίας
κατηγοριών για το περιεχόμενο
Αλγόριθμος ελέγχου και
διορθώσεως κατηγοριών
περιεχομένου
Αλγόριθμος αναγνώρισης όμοιου
περιεχομένου
Αποθήκευση Πληροφορίας Επιλογές
Διαχειριστή
Παρουσίαση πληροφορίας σε δυναμική ιστοσελίδα
Internet
Robot visits Internet sites with
job postings – content selection
Job posting sites selection/seeding
System Management
Material Collected from the Internet
Presentation of collected information on a dynamic web page
Processing of Collected
Internet Content
Language Definition, Analysis,
Tagging
Categorization and grouping Algorithm
Filtering algorithms, uniqueness, exclusions
Information Storage
Algorithm- Key Elements
• Continuously visits selected websites.• Can discriminate relevant content from general or
irrelevant information• Performs linguistic analysis of relevant content ad
creates appropriate XML tags. • Categorizes content into dynamically defined categories
based on the derived XML tags. These categories are based on TAGS either derived automatically from the sites or defined by the system manager.
• Populates database with all the selected and categorized content.
• Ranks content relevance based on recency and addictional user defined criteria.
• Checks uniqueness of entries.
Specialized Characteristics
Algorithm Function Code
Content Selection & Processing Collects all content from selected sources. PHP
Analysis of HTML contentParses HTML content and understands the relevance of selected
information. Indentifies relevant sections. PHP
Content ProcessingMorphological analysis, date/time of content entry, title of entry,
source of content entryPHP
Robot Management System Parameterization of all component algorithms. Definition of
processing order. IF_THEN (rule-based) scenarios definitionPHP
Linguistic processing
Definition of Language, linguistic features, tagging, automatic
detection of language both from features and from character sett
used.
PHP
Content Categorization Algorithm
Categorization based on seed key–words. Blending or HTML
source tags and user defined tags. Automatic
repopulation./expansion of tags.
PHP
Categorization Check &
Correction AlgorithmBased on Tag Synonyms, Rule based filtering PHP
Uniqueness of Entry Algorithm
Detects same content/positng. Similarity filters parse title, and
content and use word ending filtering and time of posting aspects.
Tag by tag comparison.
PHP
Integration with ECS websiteRSS FEED of the most recent announcements
Search Interface
• Characteristics of Search– Free form text– Can also be used with key-words– Job categories based on Greek
Chamber of Engineers categorization
Presentation of Search Results
Results from the visits of ΔΑΣΤΑ – ECS of NTUA
Operation of ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS of NTUA 20-6-2012
Structures for students and young graduates to explore their future employment
The proposed strategy focuses on:
• Interactive platform of employment and career structures of Universities with development carriers like industries, constructors, consultants enterprises, e.t.c.
• Employment Observatory: documentation and evaluation of engineering employment market and the developing trends on the job market
• Networking with: European Engineering Universities, Association of
Engineers (like FEANI etc), as well as, their bridge to International Organizations, Carriers and Structures like
OECD, ILO, UNESCO, etc
SEFI integrated strategy for a unified regulatory framework that certify the potential access to
professional activities based on the qualifications arising from the Studies Programs of all Technical
Professions
With gradation of the technical responsibility, in order to assure that the Engineer will have the
position according to its qualifications, assuring the public interest.
In other European countries (i.e. the UK) the free market regulates the access to the profession taking
into consideration the professional experience. Therefore, SEFI should have an extended strategy,
including studies and experience in its’ assessment