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Engineering Principles Teacher's Guide |
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Engineering Graphics Teacher's Guide |
Aeronautical Engineering Teacher's Guide |
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Civil Engineering Teacher's Guide |
Teaching Engineering Made Easy: A Friendly Introduction to Engineering Activities for Middle School Teachers |
The Musical Engineer: A Music Enthusiast's Guide to Engineering and Technology Careers |
The Fantastical Engineer: A Thrillseeker's Guide to Careers in Theme Park Engineering - Second Edition |
High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering |
Is There an Engineer Inside You?: A Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in Engineering |
Book Review – Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century
 | Although not a new book, there is still tremendous value in this publication. Educating the Engineer of 2020, published by the National Academy of Engineering, is the Phase II report of The Engineer of 2020 Project, that offers recommendations to educators, employers, professional societies and government agencies about how to position college-level engineering education in the United States for what lies ahead. It tries to predict the roles engineers will play in the future and it’s driven by the concern that engineering students of today may not be appropriately educated to meet the demand that will be placed on the engineer of 2020. |
When I first got this book, I thought it was going to be just another dry publication – the kind that is very valuable but puts you to sleep after a few pages. I’m pleased to say that I was surprised by the hope and focus of the book. The intentions behind it are honorable and it depicts an engineering education that almost any undergraduate student would want. It clearly shows the need for engineering education reform and offers multiple ways to get there. I appreciated that the writer’s did not offer a one-size-fits-all solution but showed multiple opportunities that could appeal to many different types of institutions and students.
Phase I in the Engineer of 2020 project, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, described a set of attributes that are expected to be necessary for engineers that will perform well in a world that is driven by rapid technological advancement, national security needs, aging infrastructure in developed countries, environmental challenges brought about by population growth and diminishing resources, and the creation of new disciplines that exist at the interfaces between engineering and science. These attributes call for us to educate technically proficient engineers who are broadly educated, see themselves as global citizens, can be leaders in business and public service, and who are ethically grounded.
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Posted by Celeste Baine on August 27, 2008
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