DocumentCode :
3006420
Title :
Multidisciplinary Engineering Systems 2nd and 3rd Year College-Wide Courses
Author :
Craig, Kevin ; Nagurka, Mark
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
6-9 April 2010
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
15
Abstract :
Abstract - Undergraduate engineering education today is ineffective in preparing students for multidisciplinary system integration and optimization - exactly what is needed by companies to become innovative and gain a competitive advantage in this global economy. While there is some movement in engineering education to change that, this change is not easy, as it involves a cultural change from the silo approach to a holistic approach. The ABET-required senior capstone multidisciplinary design course too often becomes a design-build-test exercise with the emphasis on just getting something done. Students rarely break out of their disciplinary comfort zone and thus fail to experience true multidisciplinary system design. What is needed are multidisciplinary systems courses, with a balance between theory and practice, between academic rigor and the best practices of industry, presented in an integrated way in the 2nd and 3rd years that prepares students for true multidisciplinary systems engineering at the senior level and beyond. The two courses presented here represent a significant curriculum improvement in response to this urgent need.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; college-wide courses; curriculum improvement; design-build-test exercise; multidisciplinary engineering systems; undergraduate engineering education; Art; Best practices; Business; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Environmental economics; Human factors; Systems engineering and theory; Technological innovation;
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.2010.5508868
Filename :
5508868
Link To Document :
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