Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World

Rapid technological advancements, globalization, and environmental concerns impact the role of engineers in today's society. The book emphasizes the role and contribution of engineers to society, and the importance of engineering education. However, to better prepare engineers, for the challenges and opportunities of their profession, engineering education must change.

This book begins by comparing the systems of engineering education in the United States and the United Kingdom, in terms of program structure, students, academics/faculty, and external factors. This comparison provides context to the discussion of the leadership role engineers should play and how engineering education should prepare students for leadership.

The focus of the second part of the book is on the important role of professional development in engineering education and on broadening access to and participation in these programs. The author explains that engineering education programs must be redesigned to meet industry needs and to allow future engineers to achieve career success. To do so, in addition to traditional topics in science and engineering, programs should help students develop professional and managerial skills including communication, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills. The final part of the book is dedicated to exploring how accelerated technological developments including artificial intelligence, require that engineering programs adapt, in order to remain relevant.

Emphasizes the need to redesign engineering education programs to better meet the current professional demands Highlights the importance of developing leadership and professional skills in addition to engineering proficiency Compares the engineering education programs in universities in the UK and the US and presents the main differences

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Roger V. Gonzalez is the inaugural chairman and professor of the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership. He is the Mike Loya Endowed Chair in Engineering. He also serves as the Director of the Engineering Leadership program for the College of Engineering. Dr. Gonzalez earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1986 from the University of Texas at El Paso. He earned his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the premier Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern Medical School. Professor Gonzalez has been recognized for scholarly work, education innovation, and socio-entrepreneurial humanitarian efforts. He is known and respected for actively incorporating students into all three of these areas. Dr. Gonzalez's scholarly work includes over 100 publications in journals and conference proceedings.

For his efforts and innovation in engineering education, Dr. Gonzalez has received the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Teaching Award, the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Award, and LeTourneau University's top research and scholarship award. He serves as an engineering program evaluator for the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Inhalt

Part 1: Engineering Education in the UK and the US: A Comparative Analysis.- Chapter 1: The Complexity of Modern Engineering.- Chapter 2: Engineering Education in a Global Context.- Part 2: Preparing Engineering Students for Leadership.- Chapter 3: Engineers as Leaders.- Chapter 4: Professional Development.- Chapter 5: Broadening Access and Participation in Engineering Education.- Chapter 6: What Comes Next?.- Part 3: Engineering Education in the Age of Accelerations.- Chapter 7: Engineering Education at the Forefront of Change.- Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Education.- Chapter 9: Four Functions Higher Education Must Continue to Fulfill.