| Abstract: | The survey reported in the present article demonstrates the job-analysis technique for evaluating and updating syllabuses. The survey examined the correspondence between the training syllabus of BTech and practical engineers in the area of biotechnology and the demands of industrial plants and the economy, similarities and dissimilarities in job definition and assignments, and job demands in the present and future and their implications for training syllabuses. The survey findings are based on 37 questionnaires completed by directors and engineers in 13 industrial plants. In general, the job of the practical engineer was perceived in terms of the production-floor level with importance attached to skills such as competence in running and maintaining equipment, conducting experiments according to a preset protocol, and personal characteristics such as technical skill and precision. The main expectations of BTech engineers were the capacity for originality and initiative, comprehension and analysis, precision, oral and written articulacy, and teamwork. The findings also suggest that most of the subject areas in the syllabuses evaluated are important both for the practical and for the BTech engineers. |
