Linking Education and Research: A Strategy for Introducing and Sustaining Multi-Disciplinary Academic Programs

Author

Paris, Nancy

Author_Institution

Technol. Centre, British Columbia Inst. of Technol., Vancouver, BC, Canada

fYear

2010

fDate

6-9 April 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

18

Abstract

Most engineering careers will require engineers to work in multi-disciplinary teams. It is necessary for post-secondary institutions to provide opportunities for engineering students to work in multi-disciplinary teams during their education so that they can function and thrive in these environments upon graduation. One model for introducing and sustaining multi-disciplinary engineering education has been to link a number of the British Columbia Institute of Technology´s (BCIT) engineering and technology capstone projects with the hub of multi-disciplinary researchers at the BCIT Technology Centre.

Keywords

educational institutions; engineering education; BCIT technology centre; British Columbia Institute of Technology; multidisciplinary academic programs; multidisciplinary engineering education; Biomedical engineering; Educational programs; Educational technology; Electronics industry; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Industrial electronics; Joining processes; Mechanical engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Dublin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6040-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TEE.2010.5508867

Filename

5508867