QESST Graduate Student Skill Set
Graduate Attribute |
Definition |
Technical Subject Expertise | Masters their area of expertise within the context of QESST research products. |
Research Leadership | Identifies research opportunities, assembles resources (funding, equipment, etc.), conducts research, reports findings |
Knowledge of Industrial Practice | Strong connection with PV specialty organizations, understands nature and constraints of PV industry. |
Self-directed Learning | Able to learn new concepts, skills and information independently |
Innovative | Can identify ideas and solutions to problems that have social or economic value |
Creative | Can synthesize disparate information to form to find new insights/solutions to important problems |
Communication | Able to communicate technical and non-technical information and concepts to both to peers and public sector |
Team work | Able to identify key role for each team member; manage their own aspect of their project within the constraints of the group. |
Crosses the Finish Line | Able to bring complex, lengthy projects to fruition; Persistence in the face of failure |
Globally Aware | Actively investigate the broader social context of their work; consider diverse end user needs; work in diverse teams |