چکیده:
With the fast growth of technology globally, the need for more talented and skilled engineers across the world have also increased. But, what makes an engineer talented and skilled? What should be the goal of engineering education? As engineering educators and engineering education researchers, how can we foster those engineers? When is the best time to start educating our future engineers? In order to address the global need, we should answer the questions mentioned above. Answering these questions requires knowing how engineering education community across the world are addressing this need. In this position paper, we seek to answer these questions by reflecting on what we know about engineering education based on our experience of working in a developed country and the knowledge we gained during this time.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Engineering Education Reform; Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Hossein EbrahimiNejad1, Hoda Ehsan2, Sorour Mirkiani3 1-Research Assistant at the Department of Engineering Education, Purdue University.
Keyword: Engineering EducationReformThinking GloballyActing Locally * Corresponding author: EbrahimiNejad Peer review under responsibility of Iranian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research EbrahimiNejad et al Iranian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Vol 6 Issue 4 (2018) 1-Introduction: ITH the fast growth of technology, the need for more talented and skilled engineers, have also increased [1].
We believe, engineering universities should take advantages of these dialogues to address the current need of industry; having prepared engineers.
Since, K-12 engineering integration hinges on student engagement, the successful integration of engineering design in science and math curricula seems a necessary step in improving Kindergarten-high school STEM education.
Industry and Academic Concerns With the expand of new technologies and globalization, the need for preparing engineering students is more crucial than before[11].
This cooperation not only reduces the costs for the industry but also helps engineering education to achieve their main goal in preparing future engineers.
Many researchers believe that children naturally think like engineers and are able to learn and practice engineering skills [24].
They offered this program because they believed the professors were educating future workforce, helping students develop the skills they need to be successful in engineering, business, and manufacturing and technology careers[26].
Although engineering education community has been talking about reform for more than two decades, still not all students are gaining proper skills.
Engineering education research should help both industry and academia to better understand their common and different needs.