scholarly journals Continuing Education for Practicing Engineers

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan F. K. Earle
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Professional Engineer ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
International Projects

The professional engineer of the 21st century must have a holistic view of his/her world, and recognize that continuing education is vital for maintenance of professional competitiveness.. Engineering education has generally responded to workforce technology needs which have traditionally changed rather slowly. Today’s professional engineer must be prepared to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex physical, legal, technical, and social climate with which he/she is confronted. Accordingly, today’s engineering education system is structured to prepare graduates for life-long learning, by placing greater emphasis on the learning process. In the 21st century, workforce technology and demands are changing at an extremely rapid pace, and in order to remain current, the modern engineering professional must adapt to those rapid changes. Within this environment, expertise in a single discipline or technology is no longer considered adequate for the professional engineer, since he/she must be comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams, be capable of integrating a broad range of knowledge, and working across intellectual boundaries. The modern engineer must understand the global marketplace and its working environment, and in so doing develop an international perspective, and be prepared for participation in international projects. He/she must appreciate the issues relating to sustainability, and design accordingly to address the concerns. The engineer is expected to maintain a broad perspective, and be prepared to adjust to the rapid, dynamic changes which are encountered. This paper identifies some of the reasons for the pursuit of continuing education, and reviews options which are available to the practicing engineer in Florida, with particular emphasis on opportunities offered by the University of Florida. Paper published with permission.

scholarly journals Dominant work motives of Russian employees in the second decade of the 21st century

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
M.V. Prokhorova ◽  
◽  
V.S. Kravchenko ◽  
A.E. Barankina ◽  
O.S. Shamina
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
The Core ◽  
Negative Work ◽  
Work Motives ◽  
Low Wages ◽  
Non Parametric

Revealed are dominant work motives of Russian employees in the second decade of the 21st century. The authors are based on a two-modal concept of work motivation, the foundations of which were laid by F. Herzberg, highlighting positive and negative labor motivation as independent structures. It was elicited that the core of positive labor motivation is the following: high wages, interesting work, stable and reliable work. In the structure of negative labor motivation, the dominant motive is low wages, the second and third levels are formed by unstable and unreliable work, poor working environment. The study, which was attended by 759 respondents, had being conducted from 2012 to 2020. The questionnaire “Ranking of positive and negative work motives” (RPOM) was applied to collect data. Their processing was carried out using methods of descriptive statistics, non-parametric U test, Mann-Whitney, as well as qualitative analysis.

Engineering education in 21st century

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

Managing Energy Engineering Education: The Introductory Course

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Fanchi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Energy Mix ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Energy Engineering

Future energy engineers will need to understand a range of diverse energy initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to present a plan for developing an Energy Engineering course for undergraduates. The course will introduce students to the concepts needed to understand the 21st century energy mix, and should help tomorrow’s leaders understand their role as stewards of the earth’s natural resources.

Distance Education in India

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
R. Natarajan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Degree Level

In this article, Professor Natarajan assesses the value and feasibility of distance education in degree-level and continuing education programmes in engineering and technology. Focusing on its applicability in India, he reviews experiences in other countries, describes the particular problems faced by developing countries, and summarizes the special characteristics which professional engineers need. He then sets out strengths and weaknesses of the single and dual modes of distance education, and considers its compatibility with continuing engineering education. Finally, Professor Natarajan discusses a range of current issues relating to engineering and distance education and looks at recent initiatives.

scholarly journals Video and image systems engineering education for the 21st century

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Allebach ◽  
C.A. Bouman ◽  
E.J. Coyle ◽  
E.J. Delp ◽  
D.A. Landgrebe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Systems Engineering
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