scholarly journals EMPOWERING ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN ETHICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoann Guntzburger
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Grand Challenge ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Ethical Risk Management

The purpose of our study is to assess to what extent engineers are empowered by their professional training to engage in ethical risk management. Using the concept of self-efficacy and the results from a questionnaire answered by 200 engineering students, we suggest that the present engineering education fails to induce such empowerment.We therefore propose an innovative method to help in this matter. Carried out through workshops with 34 students, the efficiency of this method has been evaluated using group interviews and questionnaires. Our results suggest that such an approach is efficient, at least in the short run, to motivate students to engage in ethical risk management. Maybe more importantly, it triggers reflectivity on what it means to be an engineer today, a first step in engaging into the ultimate Grand Challenge of self-knowledge.

Empowering Engineering Students in Ethical Risk Management: An Experimental Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 911-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoann Guntzburger ◽  
Thierry C. Pauchant ◽  
Philippe A. Tanguy
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Ethical Risk Management

Improvement in Learning on Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Courses Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blas Zamora ◽  
Antonio S. Kaiser ◽  
Pedro G. Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Fluid Mechanics ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

This paper is concerned with the teaching of fluid mechanics and heat transfer on courses for the industrial engineer degree at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (Spain). In order to improve the engineering education, a pedagogical method that involves project-based learning, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), was applied. The project-based learning works well for mechanical engineering education, since it prepares students for their later professional training. The courses combined applied and advanced concepts of fluid mechanics with the basic numerical aspects of CFD, including validation of the results obtained. In this approach, the physical understanding of practical problems of fluid mechanics and heat transfer played an important role. Satisfactory numerical results were obtained by using both Phoenics and Fluent finite-volume codes. Some cases were solved using the well known Matlab software. Comparisons were made between the results obtained by analytical solutions (if any) with those reached by CFD general-purpose codes and with those obtained by Matlab. This system provides engineering students with a solid comprehension of several aspects of thermal and fluids engineering.

scholarly journals Development of Engineering Students Competencies Based on Cognitive Technologies in Conditions of Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Special issue) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Zhanna Mingaleva ◽  
Natalia Vukovic
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
University Education ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
The University

Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 concepts are actively developing all over the world. The accelerating transition to Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 sets new requirements for the university education system in qualifications and competencies of engineering universities graduates. The article reveals the possibilities of using cognitive models in the professional training of research engineers for new industries. Authors used the modeling method for creating a cognitive and metacognitive model of the process. It can be used for the development of forming the optimal structure of higher professional engineering education. The article substantiates that the main tasks of modernization of pedagogical approaches in modern education, is to establish the compliance of educational products with the labor market requirements and transform the structure of vocational education, providing training for professional specialists required by specific employers. Conclusions are drawn about the important role of soft skills for engineering education in Industry 4.0. The results obtained in the study can be used for the engineering category of students.

Bridging Psychology and Engineering: Undergraduate Conceptions of Human Systems Engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 510-514
Author(s):  
Rod D. Roscoe ◽  
Samuel T. Arnold ◽  
Ashley T. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Introductory Courses ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
The People ◽  
Human Systems

Instruction and coursework that link engineering and psychology may enable future engineers to better understand the people they are engineering for (e.g., users and clients) and themselves as engineers (e.g., teammates). In addition, human-centered engineering education may empower engineering students to better solve problems at the intersection of technology and people. In this study, we surveyed students’ conceptions and attitudes toward human systems engineering. We aggregate responses across three survey iterations to discuss students’ knowledge and beliefs, and to consider instructional opportunities for introductory courses.

MNC-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Industrial-Strength Capstone Design Projects in China

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Vincent Chang
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Multinational Corporation ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Industrial Strength ◽  
Capstone Design

With a growing need to reform Chinese higher engineering education, University of Michigan—Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) initiated multinational corporation-sponsored industrial-strength Capstone Design Projects (CDP) in 2011. Since 2011, JI has developed 96 corporate-sponsored CDPs since its inception, which include multinational corporation sponsors such as Covidien, Dover, GE, HP, Intel, NI, Philips, and Siemens. Of these projects, healthcare accounts for 27%, energy 24%, internet technology (IT) 22%, electronics 16%, and other industries 11%. This portfolio reflects the trends and needs in the industry, which provides opportunities for engineering students to develop their careers. An accumulated 480 JI students have been teamed up based on their individual backgrounds, specifically electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. The corporate-sponsored rate grew from 0% in 2010 to 86% in 2014.

scholarly journals Experiencing Your Education: What Engineering Education Can Learn from Dialogue

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna Rosales ◽  
Gloria Montano
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Participatory Workshop ◽  
Communications Skills ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Professional Degrees ◽  
Memorial University Of Newfoundland

What do engineers need to know beyond the textbook? Success as an engineer today also depends on the ability to hone skills such as team work, social intelligence and interdisciplinary collaboration, qualities that extend far beyond engineering itself. Dialogue education is one effective method being used in higher education to enhance student success, and it offers intriguing possibilities when paired with the curriculum for professional degrees. When students participate in dialogue education they not only sharpen professional communications skills, but also cultivate a richer understanding of the diverse perspectives which they encounter as they learn to engage constructively with the world around them. What can engineering education gain from dialogue education? In March 2011, the MetaKettle Project (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland), sponsored the "Dialogue Lab", a participatory workshop for graduate and undergraduate engineering students. The purpose of this workshop was to explore the ways that dialogue can be used as a practical and effective tool within the engineering profession in order to construct positive social, political, economic, civic and personal outcomes. This paper will report and reflect upon the results of the Dialogue Lab and examine what role dialogue can play in engineering education. 

scholarly journals MENEJMEN RISIKO DALAM PERFEKTIF ISLAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supriyo Supriyo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Production System ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Short Run ◽  
A Company

Human life with all its activities in order to meet the needs of life always will always faced the possibility of risk either directly or indirectly, can occur in the short term or long term. A possibility of the occurrence or risk had certainly will affect the activity to be done And adversely affect the economy of a family and even a company, if the risks that occur have a vital impact on the family or an organization. Many failures within a company's organization are due to unforeseen risks occurring as for example the company never thinks that a newly established company is still in the short run abruptly because a workforce lacking control in the production system creates a great fire and spends all and has a bad impact For the economy of a family and even a company, if the risks that occur have a vital impact on the family or an organization. Many failures within a company's organization are due to unforeseen risks occurring as for example the company never thinks that a newly established company is still in the short run abruptly because a workforce lacking control in the production system creates a terrible fire and consumes all the company's assets Newly established. Everyone or anyone else would not want the incident to happen and befall themselves and his business in the future. Keywords: Islamic perspective, Risk management

scholarly journals CHALLENGES IN ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION: VERTICAL AND LATERAL LEARNING

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Czekanski ◽  
Maher Al-Dojayli ◽  
Tom Lee
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Engineering Design Education ◽  
Advanced Analysis ◽  
Capstone Projects ◽  
Team Design

Engineering practice and design in particular have gone through several changes during the last two decades whether due to scientific achievements including the evolution in novel engineering materials, computational advancements, globalization and economic constraints as well as the strategic needs which are the drive for innovative engineering. All these factors have impacted and shaped to certain extent the educational system in North America and Canada in particular. Currently, high percentage of the engineering graduates would require extensive training in industry to be able to conduct reliable complex engineering designs supported by scientific verification and validation, understand the complete design stages and phases, and identify the economic and cultural impact on such designs. This task, however, faces great challenges without educational support in such vastly changing economy.Lots of attention has been devoted to engineering design education in the recent years to incorporate engineering design courses supported by team design projects and capstone projects. Nevertheless, the lack of integrated education system towards engineering design programs can undermine the benefits of such efforts. In this paper, observations and analysis of the challenges in engineering design are presented from both academic and industrial points of view. Furthermore, a proposed vertical and lateral engineering education program is discussed. This program is structured to cover every year of the engineering education curricula, which emphasizes on innovative thinking, design strategies, support from and integration with other technical engineering courses, the use of advanced analysis tools, team collaboration, management and leadership, multidisciplinary education and industrial involvement. Its courses have just commenced for freshmen engineering students at the newly launched Mechanical Engineering Department at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University.

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