Abstract
Engineering education is beset by many of the same challenges that have affected American industry. Much has been recommended and implemented to improve engineering education. However, the traditional structure of engineering education remains, even though current exigencies require a fundamental restructuring. A Professional Model is proposed herein as an alternative to the traditional structure; it serves to mitigate the growing cost of education, overcome the decreasing quality of high school graduates, meet the growing need for professional engineers, and enhance the link between research and engineering education. Further, the Professional Model is responsive to the needs of the 21st century and should enhance the engineering profession and raise the self-esteem of American engineers.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics |
| Editors | Anon |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 620-625 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Part 2 (of 5) - Vancouver, BC, Can Duration: Oct 22 1995 → Oct 25 1995 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Part 2 (of 5) |
|---|---|
| City | Vancouver, BC, Can |
| Period | 10/22/95 → 10/25/95 |
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- Hardware and Architecture
- Control and Systems Engineering
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Restructuring engineering education : an alternate professional model. / Tien, James M.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. ed. / Anon. Vol. 1 IEEE, 1995. p. 620-625.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - Engineering education is beset by many of the same challenges that have affected American industry. Much has been recommended and implemented to improve engineering education. However, the traditional structure of engineering education remains, even though current exigencies require a fundamental restructuring. A Professional Model is proposed herein as an alternative to the traditional structure; it serves to mitigate the growing cost of education, overcome the decreasing quality of high school graduates, meet the growing need for professional engineers, and enhance the link between research and engineering education. Further, the Professional Model is responsive to the needs of the 21st century and should enhance the engineering profession and raise the self-esteem of American engineers.
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