A  Fabricator Competency for Engineering Students  in Tertiary Education

Sutthinee Srisawat; Panita Wannapiroon; Prachyanun Nilsook

doi:10.3991/ijep.v13i8.41653

Authors

Sutthinee Srisawat King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4852-0913
Panita Wannapiroon King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Prachyanun Nilsook King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v13i8.41653

Keywords:

Fabricators, Competence, Fabricators Competence

Abstract

This article presents the development of fabricator competency for engineering students in tertiary education during the seamless era. This study explored the approach to synthesizing, designing, and developing fabricator competency. The study identified six key components of fabricator competency: 1) Knowledge of materials, 2) Problem-solving and design, 3) Using design software, 4) Using hardware and machines, 5) Safety knowledge and awareness, and 6) Communication and publication. This study emphasizes the importance of human potential development, specifically in the case of engineering students in tertiary education. A competency framework for a fabricator in the seamless era has been developed by synthesizing, designing, and developing fabricator competencies based on published research on fabricator competency.

Author Biographies

Sutthinee Srisawat, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok

Sutthinee Srisawat is a Ph.D. Candidate in Division of Information and Communication Technology for Education, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. And She is an Educational Technologist at Suranaree University of Technology.

Panita Wannapiroon, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

Panita Wannapiroon is a professor at Division of Information and Communication Technology for Education, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. She has experience in many positions, such as the director at Innovation and Technology Management Research Center, assistant director of Online Learning Research Center, assistant director of Vocational Education Technology Research Center, and assistant director of Information and Communication Technology in Education Research Center. And she is a member of professional societies in Association for Educational Technology of Thailand (AETT)

Prachyanun Nilsook, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

Prachyanun Nilsook is a professor at Division of Information and Communication Technology for Education, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He currently works in ICT for Education and Vocational Education Technology Research Centre. He is a member of Professional Societies in the Association for Educational Technology of Thailand (AETT). He has experience in many positions, such as Dean, Faculty of Technical Education, Samutsongkhram Technical Collage, Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Samutsongkhram Technical Collage, and Head of Vocational Education Technology Research Center. He received National Teachers Award of the Year in Higher Education 2004 from National Teacher Council, Ministry of Education, Thailand. In 2020, He was President of Thailand Association for Educational Communication and Technology (Thai AECT). And He is a member of professional societies in Association for Educational Technology of Thailand (AETT).