Araceli Hera´ndez Bayo,

Mar´ıa Luisa Mart´ınez Muneta and

Andre´s D´ıaz Lantada

Guest Editorial

Andre´s D´ıaz Lantada, Araceli

Herna´ndez Bayo and Juan de Juanes Ma´rquez Sevillano

Promotion of Professional Skills in Engineering Education: Strategies and Challenges

Armando Sousa and Ana Mouraz

Promoting ‘Soft Skills’ from the Start of the Engineering Degree and the Case Study of the Special ‘Projeto FEUP’ Course

Martin Hynek, Miroslav Grach and Petr Votapek

Electronic Learning Materials for Machine Design

Ineˆs Direito, Anabela Pereira and A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte

The Development of Skills in the ICT Sector: Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions about Transversal Skills

Roman Zˇ avbi and Nikola Vukasˇinovic´      

A Concept of Academia–Industry Collaboration to Facilitate the Building of Technical and Professional Competencies in New Product Development

Charles E. Pierce, Juan M. Caicedo, Joseph R. V. Flora, Nicole D. Berge, R Madarshahian and Briana Timmerman

Integrating Professional and Technical Engineering Skills with the EFFECTs Pedagogical Framework

Ismat Aldmour

A New Computer Engineering Curriculum Based on Technology Expansion to Address the Needs of Developing Communities

Sara P. Rimer, Jose F. Alfaro, Lauren B. Stadler, Cinda Sue G. Davis and Herbert G. Winful

Co-Curricular Programs in Liberia for Student Pipeline into Engineering and  Agriculture

Mar´ıa Jesu´s Garc´ıa-Garc´ıa, Esperanza Ayuga-Te´llez, Concepcio´n Gonza´lez- Garc´ıac and Mar´ıa de los A´ ngeles Grande-Ort´ız      

Integration of Teaching Activities for Training in Research Skills in Technical  University  of  Madrid

Benjamin Ahn, Monica F. Cox, Tasha Zephirin, Kehara Taylor, Amadin Osagiede, Yating Haller, Eckhard A. Groll and Stephanie G. Adams

Designing Courses using Case Studies and Content, Assessment, and Pedagogy (CAP) to Cultivate Professional Skills among Engineering Students

Jorge E. Pe´rez-Mart´ınez, Javier Garc´ıa Mart´ın and Ana Isabel L´ıas Quintero

Integrating Generic Competencies into Engineering Curricula

Javier Carmona-Murillo, Miguel A. Mart´ın-Tard´ıo, Juan Arias-Masa, Juan C. Gonza´lez-Mac´ıas, Pedro J. Pardo Ferna´ndez and Juan F. Valenzuela- Valde´s

Providing Professional Skills to Telecommunication Engineers through a Novel  Vertical  Approach

Francisco Falcone, Ana Alejos, Pablo Sanchis and Antonio Lopez-Martin

Enhancing the Development of Multidisciplinary Skills in Engineering Students by Promoting Industry and University Synergy

Marinez Cargnin-Stieler, Marcelo C. M. Teixeira and Edvaldo Assunc¸a˜o

Notes on Competencies in Engineering Education

Beatriz Amante and Lluc Canals

Evaluation of a Pilot Program that Integrated Generic and Specific Skills on Engineering Degree: A Case Study in Catalonia

Maria Martinez, Noelia Olmedo, Beatriz Amante, Oscar Farrerons and Ana Cadenato

Analysis of Assessment Tools of Engineering Degrees

Araceli Herna´ndez Bayo, Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Antonio Carretero D´ıaz, Ma del mar de la Fuente Garc´ıa-Soto, Julio Lumbreras Mart´ın, Ma Luisa Mart´ınez Muneta, Vicente Riveira Rico and Manuel Rodr´ıguez Herna´ndez

Integral Framework to Drive Engineering Education beyond Technical Skills

Carme Mart´ın             

Assessing an Appropriate Attitude towards Work in Engineering Education

Francisco Javier Páez, Carmen García, Miguel Ángel Álvarez, Juan José Herrero and Francisco Aparicio

Assessment of Professional Competencies Promoted by SAE Formula Project: The UPMRacing Case

Raquel Martı́nez, Camino González, Pascual Campoy, Álvaro Garcia-Sánchez and Miguel Ortega-Mier

Do Classes in Cooperative Classrooms Have a Positive Influence on Creativity and Teamwork Skills for Engineering Students?

A´ ngel Garc´ıa-Beltra´n, Santiago Tapia and Mar´ıa-Jesu´s Sa´nchez-Naranjo

Performance and Professional Skills in an Online Java Programming Course for Engineering Students

Angel Me´ndez, Miguel Florensa, Cristina Molleda, Consuelo Ferna´ndez Angel Alcazar, Jose Bruno Ramiro-Diaz, Enrique Sardonil Emilio Manrique and Teresa Montoro

Development of a Method of Assessment of the Problem-Solving Competency at  the  Technical University of  Madrid