فصلنامه آموزش مهندسی ایران
پیاپی 92 (زمستان 1400)

It is obvious that students who have developed high levels of skills required by the labor market are welcomed by employers to accompany them in their organizations. The goal of this research; Identifying the skills required by industrial engineering graduates to enter the field of business and then ranking the three universities, Iran University of Science & Technology, Amirkabir and Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi. Comparison will be made in terms of the degree of compatibility of the intellectual model of the faculty of industry with the mental model of graduates working in the labor market. By studying library resources and interviewing experts, including university professors and graduates working in the labor market, a list of skills required by industrial engineering graduates to enter the labor market is identified and presented in the form of a model. In the next step, the model is validated using the structural equation method, and finally, the studied faculties are ranked. The results showed that the mental model of professors does not correspond to what is the real need of the labor market. In the meantime, although there is a significant gap between the adaptations of the skills needs of the labor market and the mental model of professors in all three faculties, the highest score in terms of compatibility of mental model of professors and successful graduates working in the labor market, is related to the Iran University of Science and Technology. Finally, general and specific solutions of each faculty are presented to match the skills required by industrial engineers in the university and the business environment.

With the exponential growth in technology and distance education, the need for skilled and qualified instructors in the field of e-learning has increased. Since classroom management in online environments is different from that of traditional classrooms, requiring special skills and strategies. The present study examined different strategies for managing challenges of online classroom from the perspectives of engineering and basic sciences instructors. Participants of this study were 38 faculty members of Iran University of Science and Technology in the fields of engineering and basic sciences. The instrument was a questionnaire on online classroom management with 17 challenging situations developed by the researchers. Data analysis showed that the majority of instructors from both groups tended to solve problems and issues of online classes and preferred interactive strategies. Communicative and student-centered strategies, paying attention to the needs and interests of students, and encouraging them received the highest frequency among the proposed strategies.

The aim of this study was to investigate and validate research ethics in engineering graduate students.  The research method was descriptive-survey and the statistical population included all postgraduate students of technical-engineering fields at government universities of Tehran, Hormozgan, Ferdowsi and Gilan in the first semester of the academic year 2020-2021. Due to the size of the statistical population and the nature of the research, a sample of 402 people participated in the research and completed the Sailor Research Ethics Scales (1997) electronically. Statistical analysis of data was performed with SPSS 24 and Lisrel 8.5 software. The validity of the research ethics scale was examined from both content and structure aspects and the fit indices of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the confirmation model has an acceptable fit (χ2 = 52.2843, RSMEA = 0.09, RFI = 0.92, GFI = 0.74, CFI = 0.96). The reliability process was used the internal consistency method and the correlation of each subscale with the total score. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for internal consistency, were 0.95 for the whole scale and 0.84, 0.74, 0.76, 0.90 for the four personal integrity, methodology, data analysis and publication. Also, the matrix of correlation coefficients between the subscales with the total score of research ethics indicated strong internal relationships and a significant positive correlation (P <0.001). Finally, in order to compare the results of future research with the norm group in Iranian culture were reported the mean and standard deviation of the subscales of the research ethics scale.

One of the significant missions of universities is to provide training and the most important factor in accomplishing this mission are the faculty members. There are several factors involved in improving the training status of faculty members. The purpose of this study is to identify the components affecting this issue based on A Meta-Synthesis Study method. Research findings show that these components are classified in the dimensions of: 1- Communication and social competence (communication skill, respect and openness, availability, student participation and apprenticeship), 2- Professional competence ( mastery of the subject (scientific ability), science research and scientific exploration, source ology, engage with students & commitment to the course and field), 3- Professional competencies (presentation, design & organization skills, educational environment management, evaluation skills & facilitate learning and thinking in students), 4- Individual / personality competence ( personality characteristics , interest to teaching and learning, pay attention to value principles, moral, religious & cultural norms, pay attention to the law, having teaching experience, obtaining student consent, responsibility in education, time management, manage differences , disorders & demographic characteristics), and, 5- Environmental and managerial conditions (space, student, facilities and equipment and managerial support).

Architecture discipline has always faced the integration issue by contemplating on that, which can be explained in the sense of the integration of multiple knowledge in the field of architecture, as well as the integration of theoretical knowledge in the situation of practice. This old dilemma manifests itself in architectural curriculum planning as well as in design studios. On the other hand, “rhetoric” has been known throughout history as an architectonic art. Relying on the theory of rhetorical situation, which is an explanation of the position of the rotor in practice, the problem of integration in architecture can be reconsidered. Based on this reconsideration, it can be declared that the mechanism of integration in rhetorical situation is achieved in the dialectic of theory and practice (in practice situation) and in human self being. By understanding this, the assumptions governing the architectural education system are modified and practical solutions are suggested.

Leadership in higher education plays an essential role in improving, institutional development and sustainability, and department heads, through educational leadership, bring faculty members around a cohesive and integrated organizational culture and draw the group’s goals and vision for them. The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of department heads of the educational leadership process in the university. Lived experience is the direct and unmediated understanding of experiences in ordinary life that is achieved without resorting to conceptualization. The present study is a qualitative method of phenomenology and the statistical population studied is all the heads of the Department of Engineering and Technology of Urmia University, 10 people who were selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview protocol. For data analysis, Colizzi method was used and the findings of the interview were coded using MAXQDA 18 software. The findings were evaluated and categorized in 6 themes: group management experience, group management issues and challenges, group management requirements, group interactions, group leadership style, and attitudes toward leadership. Accordingly, structural issues are one of the main challenges of these experiences that by reviewing the duties and powers, support and application and applying the correct method of selection and training of department heads can reduce their stress and pressure.