scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Engineering Curricula for Alignment with 21st Century Engineering Practices

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Lazurko ◽  
Patrick Miller ◽  
Dena Ghoneim
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Engineering Practices

The vast engineering challenges of the 21st century and the unique position of engineers as decision makers, conveners, and influencers has created a need for a directional shift in the content and teaching methods used in Canadian engineering education.Both Canadian and international universities were evaluated based on nine criteria deemed relevant and important to the evolution of engineering education by Engineers Without Borders Canada. These include overall vision and direction of the engineering faculty and university, interdisciplinary opportunities, leadership programs and recognition, topics in technology and society, innovation in curriculum content or delivery, a growing understanding of globalization, cross cultural communication and project management, and a direct connection between work experience and curriculum.Results have shown that many Canadian universities are strong overall, while some universities have strengths in a few areas. These results can be utilized and shared as best practices. The international program evaluation showed very diverse results, some of which can be adapted and utilized in Canadian engineering curriculum. These results can be employed as many entities collectively move forward to develop and reinvent engineering education in the 21st century.

scholarly journals A framework for building information modeling implementation in engineering education

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 866-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad Boton ◽  
Daniel Forgues ◽  
Gilles Halin
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

Universities are facing many challenges to their efforts to introduce building information modeling (BIM) in engineering education. Many research efforts have been dedicated to the subject and addressed some specific aspects of the issue. Thus, there is no comprehensive framework to provide decision-makers with practical and neutral guidelines. The framework proposed in this paper identifies the main challenges to address. A case study from a Canadian engineering school is used to evaluate and to validate the proposed framework, and to illustrate the challenges. The strategy of integrating BIM in engineering education should be based on the specific skills the students are expected to acquire. It is then possible to define the appropriate teaching approaches. An effective implementation strategy should be gradual to progressively raise community awareness, learn from mistakes, and identify best practices. A particular emphasis should be placed on the needs of the local industry.

scholarly journals The program relevance of future engineer creativity development on the basis of scientific research

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
Valentina G. Ryndak ◽  
Gulmira S. Saifutdinova
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Theory Of Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Creativity Development ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Technical University

This paper contains answers to questions that show that the formation of creativity is vital for the future of the engineer, engineering education. At the same time, the authors explore how the creativity of future engineers should be formed in the process of studying at a technical university, and propose strategies to make creativity a part of every engineering curriculum and course. The paper presents the relevance of the program for the formation of the future engineers creativity based on the theoretical analysis of the world experience of domestic and foreign scientists. The possibilities and methods of its implementation in the process of scientific research are shown. The presented research is based on the theory of knowledge, the activity approach, the pedagogy of creativity and the methodology of scientific research. The best practices of foreign scientists in solving the problem of forming the creativity of future engineers are presented. The purpose of the study is to justify the need to create a program aimed at developing the creativity of future engineers.

scholarly journals Internet of Samples (iSamples): Toward an interdisciplinary cyberinfrastructure for material samples

GigaScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Davies ◽  
John Deck ◽  
Eric C Kansa ◽  
Sarah Whitcher Kansa ◽  
John Kunze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Natural World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Data Standards ◽  
Meta Data ◽  
Cross Domain ◽  
Data Stewardship

Abstract Sampling the natural world and built environment underpins much of science, yet systems for managing material samples and associated (meta)data are fragmented across institutional catalogs, practices for identification, and discipline-specific (meta)data standards. The Internet of Samples (iSamples) is a standards-based collaboration to uniquely, consistently, and conveniently identify material samples, record core metadata about them, and link them to other samples, data, and research products. iSamples extends existing resources and best practices in data stewardship to render a cross-domain cyberinfrastructure that enables transdisciplinary research, discovery, and reuse of material samples in 21st century natural science.

scholarly journals DESIGN DIRECTED ENGINEERING EDUCATION

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Yellowley ◽  
Peihua Gu
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Engineering Science ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Turn On ◽  
New Material ◽  
Direct Student ◽  
The Impact

The authors examine the changes and opportunities in the educational environment that will occur as packaged courseware and virtual access to laboratories are assimilated into the engineering curriculum worldwide. The impact on Universities and in turn on Canadian industry will be major unless there is a coordinated effort that can turn the challenge into an opportunity. The opportunity, the authors believe, is to use this new material to allow innovative approaches to education that use Design to direct student learning. The major benefits would be a greater appreciation of technology and practice and significantly improved communication skills, (both of which are regarded as essential by industrial employers). The authors believe that the engineering science background would be enhanced rather than weakened by the approach suggested.

Genomic Science—From 2001 to Present Day: What School Nurses Need to Know

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Barnby ◽  
Mark Reynolds ◽  
Pamela O’Neal
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
21St Century ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Medically Fragile ◽  
Genetic Science ◽  
Genomic Science ◽  
Genomic Sciences ◽  
Information And Technology

Genetic science has made remarkable advances in the 21st century. As genetic and genomic sciences continue to expand, school nurses will become thoroughly immersed in data, information, and technology. As new diseases, treatments, and therapies are discovered, school nurses will need to implement and assess best practices for the complex and medically fragile student population. This article will discuss the top 10 recent discoveries in genomic science and how school nurses can use this information in clinical practice.

A Framework for Engineering Dissection Exercise Creation and Implementation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Hart ◽  
Steven B. Shooter ◽  
Charles J. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Rigorous Approach ◽  
Engineering Activity ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Different Levels

Hands-on product dissection and reverse engineering exercises have been shown to have a positive impact on engineering education, and many universities have incorporated such exercises in their curriculum. The CIBER-U project seeks to examine the potential to utilize cyberinfrastructure to enhance these active-learning exercises. We have formulated a framework for product dissection and reverse engineering activity creation to support a more rigorous approach to assessing other exercises for satisfaction of the CIBER-U project goals and adapting the best practices. This framework is driven by the fulfillment of learning outcomes and considers the maturity of students at different levels. Prototype exercises developed with the framework are presented. The approach is sufficiently general that it can be applied to the consideration and adaption of other types of exercises while ensuring satisfaction of the established goals.

scholarly journals Best practices for embedded librarian service: Connecting with students online

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Michelle Strasz
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Embedded Librarian

Embedded librarianship has been around for a long time. It was considered a buzz word and began appearing in journals and conferences early in the 21st century, according to Kathy Drewes and Nadine Hoffman. Embedded librarianship became a way for librarians to provide research help and assistance to distance education students, as more library resources came online. Embedded librarianship has been an important service no more so than now in the new reality of the pandemic world.

Engineering education in 21st century

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firoz Alam ◽  
Rashid Sarkar ◽  
Roger La Brooy ◽  
Harun Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
21St Century

HARNESSING HEURISTICS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-163
Author(s):  
Ramzi Mabsout ◽  
Jana G. Mourad
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Fast And Frugal Heuristics ◽  
Changing Environments ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Biases And Heuristics ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

Abstract:The effectiveness of heuristics has received contradicting interpretations in the behavioural sciences. We study the policy implications of two programmes that dispute the effectiveness of heuristics – the biases and heuristics and the fast and frugal heuristics programmes. While the first blames heuristics for most errors in judgement, the second posits heuristics as simple mental algorithms that work well in a range of environments. We argue that the fast and frugal programme is less paternalistic insofar as it models humans as effective decision-makers in a range of environments. However, in the rapidly changing environments of the 21st century, both are needed to inform evidence-based policies.

Electrokit: Power Utility Toolkit-Electricity Loss Reduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augusto Bonzi ◽  
Eric Boeck ◽  
Michelle Hallack ◽  
Mariana Weiss ◽  
Yuri Daltro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Electric Utilities ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Loss Reduction ◽  
Power Utility ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Power Utilities ◽  
Electricity Utilities

The Electrokit is an initiative created by the IDB to strengthen transformation and continuous improvement of electric utilities in the LAC region. The Electrokit is organized in 16 activities that are common to most electricity utilities. This publication presents the indicators and best practices related to Electricity Loss Reduction. The aim of the toolkit is to provide power utilities, policy and decision-makers access to best practices, current trends, and expertise to: (i) identify challenges, develop a strategy and action plan for addressing them; and (ii) support utilities to be more sustainable, efficient, improve customer experience and accelerate innovation to stay ahead of the rapidly sector transformation.

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