Roles and Functions of Supervisors: Impact on the Learning Outcomes of Professional Engineering Doctoral Students

Professional engineering doctorate degree programs (awarding a Doctor of Engineering degree, Eng.D.) was established in response to an increased demand for application-oriented, strong industrial-based high-level technical personnel, which is different from the aims of the research-oriented degree programs (offering a Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.).For the development of professional engineering doctoral students, the professional ability, mentoring skills and attitudes of