Are we adequately preparing new engineers for the future? The case for a more formal look at the management of technology and innovation

Author

Pistorius, CWI ; Both, A.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa

fYear

1992

fDate

22-24 Sep 1992

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

16

Abstract

It is argued that universities in South Africa should, in addition to compensating for the global trend of accelerated change, analyze the demands that will be placed on engineers in the South Africa of the future and adjust their curricula accordingly. It is suggested that the management of technology and technological innovation in particular should be stressed. It is concluded that, in order to produce engineers who can contribute towards building and sustaining a competitive technology base, it is necessary to produce engineers who have a sense of social and environmental responsibility and a wealth-creating mindset

Keywords

engineering education; R&D; South Africa; accelerated change; competitive technology base; engineering education; environmental responsibility; innovation; management; social responsibility; technology; universities; wealth-creating mindset; Africa; Arm; Computer aided software engineering; Design engineering; Educational technology; Engineering management; Innovation management; Protection; Technological innovation; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON '92 Proceedings., 3rd AFRICON Conference

Conference_Location

Ezulwini Valley

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0835-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.1992.624407

Filename

624407