Enhancing professionalism among engineering students through involvements in technical societies

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015 Aug:2015:3647-50. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319183.

Abstract

A student chapter can be considered to be a miniature enterprise; however without the latter's major financial risks. Involvement in the student chapter of a professional society like IEEE at undergraduate level plays a pivotal role in the overall professional development of the student by keeping the students informed about the various career possibilities. A student chapter shapes the hitherto naive students into industry ready professionals and to suitable candidates for some of the best grad schools worldwide. This assertion has been discussed in-depth taking the example of IEEE EMBS Student Branch chapter of VIT University. It has been described how the entire process, - starting from inception of an idea to its materialization in to an activity, has shaped the volunteers and participants into better professionals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Engineering / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Professionalism*
  • Societies, Scientific*
  • Students*
  • Universities / organization & administration*