Showing papers on "Engineering education published in 1992"
01 Nov 1992
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01 Jan 1992
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Journal Article•
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TL;DR: The control laboratory and curriculum at Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden are described, which aims to give students a strong background in control theory and an engineering ability to make control systems that work.
Abstract: The control laboratory and curriculum at Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden are described. Their major goal is to give students a strong background in control theory and an engineering ability to make control systems that work. This is accomplished with a coordinated course structure that is applicable to undergraduates, graduates, and continuing education. The program's control laboratory utilizes a variety of software packages that cover simulation, identification, control design, and online computer control. >
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Book•
01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the need for interventions to increase the number of U.S. students pursuing careers in the sciences and engineering and described interventions supported by the private and public sectors at the undergraduate and graduate levels of education.
Abstract: Based primarily on a conference, this book examines the need for interventions to increase the number of U.S. students, both males and females, pursuing careers in the sciences and engineering and describes interventions supported by the private and public sectors at the undergraduate and graduate levels of education. The individually authored chapters also describe actions taken by employers of scientists and engineers to retain their technical work force.
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TL;DR: The Synthesis Coalition as discussed by the authors introduced design projects at the outset and weaving math, basic science, engineering science, multidisciplinary, and humanities courses throughout the four-year program to attract a steady supply of qualified degree candidates by reaching out to precollege students.
Abstract: A movement aimed at reforming engineering school curricula, called the Synthesis Coalition, is discussed. The coalition is introducing design projects at the outset and weaving math, basic science, engineering science, multidisciplinary, and humanities courses throughout the four-year program. In all, the coalition has some 70 projects in various stages of preparation. Several of them are aimed at attracting a steady supply of qualified degree candidates by reaching out to precollege students. Other modules are aimed at teaching teachers-preparing them for reformed curricula and high-tech classrooms. >
22 citations
01 Apr 1992
TL;DR: Sondgeroth et al. as mentioned in this paper explored how motivational and achievement factors interact and affect persistence in minority undergraduate engineering students and found that successful students more frequently described specific learning strategies they used and offered more details about what they would do and why.
Abstract: This study explored how motivational and achievement factors interact and affect persistence in minority undergraduate engineering students. Study participants were 38 entering Mexican and African American college students in an engineering program at a large, southwestern university in the Fall of 1990. Each student was assigned to a peer counseling group designed to solicit information on how students negotiated their way through the engineering program. In the course of the study, which lasted three semesters, students completed questionnaires and were interviewed by telephone. Analysis of the students' perceptions of their experiences showed that successful students more frequently described specific learning strategies they used and offered more details about what they would do and why. In addition, low achievers referred to poor teaching in response to factors which hindered their achievement though close to half of the successful students also mentioned poor teaching. As a group the students generally sounded alienated, discouraged and/or overwhelmed by the program's difficulty, how hard they had to work to keep up, and how difficult it was to obtain good grades. Comments that characterized the system as hostile were as frequent among the successful students as among unsuccessful students. Appendixes contain study instruments. (Contains 33 references.) (JB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERSISTENCE OF ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE ENGINEERING PROGRAM Mary S. Sondgeroth University of Texas at Austin Laura M. Stough University of Texas at Austin
17 citations
01 Sep 1992
TL;DR: A broad, somewhat personal view of the role of systems engineering and systems management is provided, with major support from information technology products and services, as catalysts for needed changes now and in the 21st century.
Abstract: A broad, somewhat personal view of the role of systems engineering and systems management is provided, with major support from information technology products and services, as catalysts for needed changes now and in the 21st century. The focus is on quality improvement and productivity, especially productivity through systems engineering. US industrial productivity needs are discussed, with special reference to related issues of quality and productivity in higher education in general, and engineering education in particular. An overview of and a perspective on a large number of contemporary studies are provided. These include: productivity, total quality management, organizational cultures, professionalism, higher education, and engineering. The perspective is highly systems-engineering oriented. A number of general suggestions are made relative to implementation of needed actions and obtaining needed results. >
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TL;DR: The increased emphasis on design courses by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ABET (ABET) has caused many engineering schools to reevaluate the design component of their curricula as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Increased emphasis on design courses by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ABET has caused many engineering schools to reevaluate the design component of their curricula. To mak...
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30 Oct 1992
TL;DR: The Washington/Du Bois Debate Educational Opportunity and the Development of Black Institutions Three Black Engineers The Era of the Brown Decision and Sputnik The Sixties The Seventies The Eighties Conclusions and Implications Appendixes Bibliography Index as mentioned in this paper
Abstract: Introduction Preface Inventors and Tinkers The Washington/Du Bois Debate Educational Opportunity and the Development of Black Institutions Three Black Engineers The Era of the Brown Decision and Sputnik The Sixties The Seventies The Eighties Conclusions and Implications Appendixes Bibliography Index
31 Mar 1992
TL;DR: The role of scientific publications for the improvement of the quality and international status of scientific research in the Third World is emphasized in this paper, and the effects of different research policy strategies are illustrated by two university research support projects in Indonesia.
Abstract: This paper discusses the role of scientific and technological research in developing countries. It emphasizes the importance of research training, both for the efficient adaptation and use of modern technology and for proper environmental management. A number of common misconceptions in connection with the purpose and nature of university research are discussed, and the importance of research output monitoring and of provision of individual incentives for active research is stressed. The role of scientific publications for the improvement of the quality and international status of scientific research in the Third World is emphasized. The effects of different research policy strategies are illustrated by two university research support projects in Indonesia.
TL;DR: The Japanese and American post-World-War-II educational systems are compared, and the basic concepts and social customs inherent in the two educational system are discussed.
Abstract: The Japanese and American post-World-War-II educational systems are compared. The basic concepts and social customs inherent in the two educational systems are discussed. Various problems with the Japanese engineering education system are outlined, and the theory and practical implementation of meta-engineering concepts are described. >
TL;DR: The factors effecting education in Poland, including its political situation and the efforts of the academic community during the last several decades to keep in touch with the global flow of people and information, are emphasized.
Abstract: Basic engineering education in Poland is described. The factors effecting education which are specific to that country, including its political situation and the efforts of the academic community during the last several decades to keep in touch with the global flow of people and information, are emphasized. The basic structure of the Polish educational system is discussed and illustrated with several statistics. The decentralization of the academic system is discussed, along with obstacles to further progress. The evolution of curricula for students of telecommunications is analyzed, and the aid of the European Community (EC) in restructuring and modernizing Polish universities is presented. Some comments on continuing education are made. >
TL;DR: In this article, the role of the citizen engineer in the field of environmental engineering is discussed, and a philosophy of graduate education for versatility and perspective is proposed to address the challenges of the future.
Abstract: Directions for enhancing graduate education in environmental engineering to meet the challenges of the future must consider: (1) Education for versatility and perspective; (2) programmatic issues on research and graduate education; (3) relations between the environmental industry and graduate education; (4) a philosophy of graduate education; and (5) the role of the citizen engineer. Versatility and perspective requires expansion in the scope of graduate programs, and is dependent in part on enhancing undergraduate environmental engineering education. Relying on research grants for funding master’s study is an inefficient use of resources; traineeships awarded on a competitive basis are needed. Undergraduate majors in the sciences are entering the profession and require exposure to engineering through the combination of relevant science, selected makeup, and graduate-level courses. There is opportunity to take advantage of public interest in environmental issues to recruit minority graduate students. Environmental engineering education and the profession will benefit from improved communication and productive partnerships. Faculty may become more effective educators by recognizing the learning styles among students of different backgrounds, and by appreciating the progression in cognitive development during graduate education. We must educate environmental engineers in their responsibilities to help formulate and implement environmental policy.
Journal Article•
29 Sep 1992
TL;DR: The accelerated rate of growth of technology has increased the demand for engineers of all types as discussed by the authors, and the predicted shortages of engineers may be lessened by drawing from every available source.
Abstract: The accelerated rate of growth of technology has increased the demand for engineers of all types. Predicted shortages of engineers may be lessened by drawing from every available source. One large ...
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01 May 1992
TL;DR: In this paper, the challenges facing engineers at a number of interfaces between established disciplines, experiences and structures are discussed and the important interfaces between industry, the universities and the professional institutions in relation to education, training and research are identified as essential foundations for the promotion of a research and knowledge led competitive industrial base for the twenty-first century.
Abstract: The President illustrates the challenges facing engineers at a number of interfaces between established disciplines, experiences and structures. An account of influences on his own early education and training are followed by descriptions of his fascination with the characteristics of thin films of lubricant at the interfaces between moving parts of machine components and body masses in the human frame. Developments in engineering education, particularly in relation to the promotion of interdisciplinary subjects and the opportunities for students to interface with overseas institutions in an international form of engineering education are outlined. The important interfaces between industry, the universities and the professional institutions in relation to education, training and research are identified as essential foundations for the promotion of a research and knowledge led competitive industrial base for the twenty-first century.
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22 Sep 1992
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that extensive "hands-on" exposure is central to engineering education, and more necessary than ever in the light of superficial and alienated learning resulting from increasing abstraction and curricular overload.
Abstract: The author argues that extensive 'hands-on' exposure is central to engineering education, and more necessary than ever in the light of superficial and alienated learning resulting from increasing abstraction and curricular overload. He urges a broader approach to the provision of experiential learning opportunities, examines a range of alternative modes of laboratory work, and attempts to articulate some principles to guide the design of laboratory programs, reporting on a number of case studies currently being undertaken at the University of Cape Town. This is a coordinated program of demonstrations, 'tasks', and projects supported by the development a cost-effective set of modules with a strong emphasis on simplicity and conceptual clarity.
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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: The societal issues relevant to the subject of industrial ecology call for the participation of broadly educated engineers who can integrate their technology with the social, political, environmental, and economic aspects of its applications.
Abstract: The societal issues relevant to the subject of industrial ecology call for the participation of broadly educated engineers who can integrate their technology with the social, political, environmental, and economic aspects of its applications. This increase in the responsibility of traditional engineering to include the end-use, obsolescence, and disposition of technical products signals a new era for engineering education.
28 Sep 1992
TL;DR: In this article, the Synthesis Coalition, a National Science Foundation project aimed at improving engineering education and increasing the number, quality and diversity of engineering graduates, established a curriculum for real time computation and control of mechanical systems such as DC motors, stepping motors, thermal systems, and manufacturing machinery.
Abstract: Mechatronics curricula are being established at several universities associated with the Synthesis Coalition, a National Science Foundation project. aimed at improving engineering education and increasing the number, quality and diversity of engineering graduates. The programs focus on real time computation and control of mechanical systems such as DC motors, stepping motors, thermal systems, and manufacturing machinery.
TL;DR: The characteristics of engineering education in Europe in general are presented and compared to Engineering education in the United Kingdom and the importance of enterprise in the initial formation and continuing education is discussed.
Abstract: The characteristics of engineering education in Europe in general are presented and compared to engineering education in the United Kingdom. Issues relating to the type of engineers required for an integrated Europe, the comparison of the technicians and engineers in Europe, and the importance of enterprise in the initial formation and continuing education are discussed. The importance of international cooperation and industrial links for improving engineering education in an integrated Europe is outlined. >
TL;DR: Al-Suhaibani et al. as mentioned in this paper published an article entitled "Prof. Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Suhabani, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University,P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421 ի 6676 մի, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract: Corresponding Author:
Prof. Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Suhaibani, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University,P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421
Saudi Arabia. Email: asuhaib@ksu.edu.sa