Synergistic Emerging Technologies And Exponential Change: Implications For Engineering Education

Society needs innovators to solve pressing design problems, and emerging technologies drive innovation. The Integrated Engineering Program offered at the University of Western Ontario develops engineering innovators by offering an interdisciplinary engineering education with emphasis on emerging technologies and engineering design. The program incorporates design in every year, and offers students the unique opportunity to participate in large multi-year design projects as part of their formal engineering education. A survey shows that students rate these features of the program important and valuable contributors toward their career goals.

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Utility of Reading Assignments in Environmental Engineering Education for Effective Learning and Greater Student Engagement in an Era of Innovative Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies

10.18260/1-2--33524 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sanjay Tewari

Keyword(s):

Student Engagement ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

Environmental Engineering ◽

Effective Learning ◽

Innovative Pedagogy

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Microelectronic engineering education for emerging technologies

2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) ◽

10.1109/fie.2010.5673232 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Santosh Kurinec ◽

Michael Jackson ◽

Davide Mariotti ◽

Surendra Gupta ◽

Sean Rommel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Emerging Technologies

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Emerging Technologies and Educational Requirements in Engineering Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Engineering Education Trends in the Digital Era - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2562-3.ch002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 26-52

Author(s):

Issa Alghatrifi ◽

Ali S. Al Musawi

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Vital Role ◽

Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Educational Requirements ◽

Effective Use

Higher education institutions and their engineering departments have a vital role in fulfilling the new requirements and opportunities of the information and communication technologies (ICT). Therefore, understanding the guidelines to adapt to the new ICT innovations in relation with the Fourth Industrial Revolution such as the internet of things, cloud computing, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence is vital to determine the emerging patterns in their development, delivery, implementation, and assessment. This study aims to define the new educational requirements in engineering education based on the developments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Conducting an in-depth analysis of the current literature revealed that although these emerging technologies have been widely used, there are some challenges being faced for their effective use in engineering education. Therefore, the authors provide some guidelines and discuss possible research directions for the use of these technologies in near future.

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