Title :
Curriculum for an engineering renaissance
Author :
Moore, Daniel J. ; Voltmer, David R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technol., Terre Haute, IN, USA
Abstract :
Engineering is a serving profession. During the last century, engineering curricula have become technology and process focused to the detriment of the "soft skills" so necessary for a professional. This paper proposes that engineering curricula undergo major revisions to return to the original service mission of the profession. The key elements for a renaissance within engineering education are presented.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; professional aspects; collaborative proficiency; critical thinking; engineering curricula; engineering education; engineering profession; ethics; independent learning; professionalism; service mission; systems engineering; Accreditation; Design engineering; Engineering education; Ethics; Extrapolation; Helium; Knowledge engineering; Problem-solving; Process design; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2003.818754
