The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering Education and Practice

2022 ◽  
pp. 371-392
Author(s):  
Eduardo M. Resende ◽  
Marcelo S. Almeida ◽  
Thainnan H. P. Castro ◽  
Paulo Fernando Ribeiro ◽  
Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature

scholarly journals DISCIPLINE-BASED EDUCATION RESEARCH (DBER) – WHAT IS IT, AND WHY SHOULD ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH SCHOLARS BE TALKING ABOUT IT MORE?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Paul ◽  
Robert Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature ◽  
Funding Support ◽  
Engineering Education Research

Engineering Education Research (EER) is a growing field in Canada. However the interdisciplinary nature of our field means we frequently face challenges, often in the form of deficits: funding, support from colleagues, sufficient interdisciplinary expertise, and recruitment of and support for post-graduate students. In order to continue growing the EER field, we need to provide academic scholars and students with the necessary interdisciplinary support systems. This paper provides an overview of the field of Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) and makes recommendations on how EER scholars can more intentionally engage. Specifically, through knowledge sharing, communities of practices, and collaborative infrastructures and systems.

Developments in Tertiary Environmental Engineering Education in Australasia

1978 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-286
Author(s):  
J. D. Lawson ◽  
S. J. Mainwaring
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Postgraduate Programme ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature ◽  
Undergraduate Experience ◽  
The University

This paper examines the concept of environmental education as it relates to engineering education. The main area of applicability is considered to be in the continuing and postgraduate education areas, although some environmental input into undergraduate degree programmes is thought to be desirable.The interdisciplinary nature of environmental problems necessitates a certain amount of formal coursework which should be coupled with a project to provide experience in solving real problems. The course-work should contain both broadening elements to introduce students to the relevance of disciplines outside their undergraduate experience and a specialization in a particular multidisciplinary area such as air pollution control or water resources engineering.The criteria for environmental programmes in engineering are developed with special reference to the new Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Programme at the University of Melbourne.

A Unique Departure in Engineering Education

1899 ◽  
Vol 48 (1248supp) ◽  
pp. 19999-20000
Author(s):  
Edward Orton
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education

Light Side of Design: Professional Vector

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Elena A. Zaeva-Burdonskaya ◽  
Yuri V. Nazarov
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Design Culture ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Light Side

This article addresses one of the most actively developing types of design activities – light design. The article comprises quotes of the leading Russian and foreign light design specialists published over the previous five years, as well as the authors’ own conclusions. The thoughts quoted in the article are sometimes opposite to each other and reflect the wide spectrum of professional practice. They reflect the initial opinions of analysts and experts which are often diverging. All of the specialists point at the interdisciplinary nature of the new profession, which imposes additional load on a designer overloaded enough already by the scope and speed of the problems being solved nowadays. The discussion of the new profession of light designer initiated on the pages of professional publications is especially important in view of the development of professional standards and standards of design and architectural education, as well as creation of new educational programmes based on various approaches to the subject in technical and humanitarian institutions. The goal of this article is to introduce light design into the field of fully legitimate sections of design culture, to define the authentic scientific basis of the new creative profession, to initiate a foundation for self-determination of the new synthetic area, which materially affects the state of the profession as a whole and the life standards of a wide variety of consumers. In order to reach the set goal, a comparative and analytical method of study was selected, which allows studying the problem to a large extent and from all angles and finding the ways of overcoming the challenges emerging in the area of the new activity.

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