Shaping our world : engineering education for the 21st century /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tryggvason, Gretar
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Apelian, Diran
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.
• Θέματα: Engineering > Study and teaching.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > General.; Electronic books.

"Engineering education is currently on the verge of a major transformation. However, while the need has been much discussed and several proposals for change have been put forward, relatively little focus has been put on actual implementation of the proposed changes. This book examines a program...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Frontmatter
• The Need and Context. Meeting New Challenges: Transforming Engineering Education / Gřtar Tryggvason, Diran Apelian
• One World: Preparing Engineers for the Global Economy / Michael J Dolan
• Engineers: Leaders, Innovators, and Builders / Diran Apelian
• Holistic Education: Learning and Doing in Context / Dennis D Berkey
• Effective Practices. Ignition: The Great Problems Seminars / Arthur C Heinricher, Kristin Wobbe
• Global Citizenship: Students Solving Real Problems Around the World / Richard F Vaz, Natalie A Mello, David Dibiasio
• Fostering Citizenship and Advocacy Through the Humanities and Arts / Svetlana Nikitina, David Spanagel
• The Capstone Project: An Integrated Experience / Fred J Looft, Yiming (kevin) Rong
• Technical Education in the Innovation Economy / Curtis R Carlson, Jerome J Schaufeld
• A New Discipline for a New Century: Robotics Engineering / Michael A Gennert, Fred J Looft, Gřtar Tryggvason
• Graduate Education for the Professional Engineer / Richard D Sisson, Nikolaos A Gatsonis
• Holistic Graduate Education: Fire Protection Engineering / Kathy A Notarianni
• Outcomes and Implications. Forty Years of Outcomes-Based Project Centric Education: Lessons Learned / John Orr
• So Much Accomplished: So Much to be Done / Eli Fromm
• Biosketches.