Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World - Guest Editorial
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
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Aerospace Engineering Architectural Engineering Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Biological Systems and Agricultural Engineering Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Design Electrical Engineering Engineering Management Engineering Mechanics Environmental Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Green Design and Sustainable Engineering Industrial Engineering International Engineering Education Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
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Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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Cive Dym |
| Description: | Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 2, 2008, 2, p. 212. Special issue on Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World. Guest Editorial: "The papers in this special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education represent much of the proceedings of Mudd Design Workshop VI, ``Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World,' which was held on the campus of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, during 23-25 May 2007. Supported by Harvey Mudd College's Department of Engineering and Center for Design Education, this workshop brought together engineers and designers - both educators and practitioners - over three very busy days to talk about how globalization issues are affecting engineering design education. A broad variety of engineering education issues was discussed. The first formal session was a panel discussion on the two recent reports, The Engineer of 2020 (NAE) and The Gathering Storm (NRC). Presided over by Professor John W. Prados, the panel discussion featured a brief introduction by Professor Dym and extended presentations of an industry perspective by Mr. Carl Carrera (HMC `75/76) of Boeing and an academic perspective by Berkeley's Professor Alice M. Agogino. All of these presentations are on the CD. It is also worth noting that panelist Carrera was filling in for a longtime supporter and organizer of the MDW series, Dr. John McMasters. (Dr. McMasters could not be at MDW VI, but he was sorely missed and his presence was felt during the ensuing panel discussion and the rest of the workshop. The next six sessions were devoted to: assessing flat world skills; flat world teaching and design tools; cross-cultural considerations; multinational curricula; communication and teamwork; and social entrepreneurship and sustainable design. The eighth (and last) session focused on identifying themes that had emerged and actions that might be taken both individually and institutionally. |
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| Keywords: | International Engineering Education Flat World International competition |
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(c) Design a system, component, or process |
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Clive L. Dym, Harvey-Mudd College, has taken the lead in the Mudd Design Education workshops. He concludes the special issue with: "Following the long-established MDW tradition, the workshop sessions were constructed to give everyone a chance to participate, to be heard as well as to listen. Workshop sessions were typically scheduled for two hours, starting with brief presentations by three or four panelists in each session, and concluding with moderated, open discussion. Panelists were asked to reflect on ideas and attitudes about things to be done in the future, rather focusing on their own current research. The papers that appear here are (for the most part) the panelists' research and position papers. Clearly, these papers represent a rich body of experience and knowledge that certainly advance our understanding of the many meanings of learning in the context of engineering design." |
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Medium |
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Very low |
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| Publication Date: | March 2008 |
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Cross Platform |
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Not free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ijee.dit.ie/ |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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International Journal of Engineering Education
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