Essays on Engineering Education

Introduction

A comparison of engineering licensure and regulation in the United States and Canada reveal critical differences between the two countries. Nonetheless, the licensure and regulation between the two countries converge at the point where government intervention in the profession offer some level of autonomy for engineers in their duty to promote public welfare and consumer protection. It has to be noted that privileges given to engineers in Canada present tremendous responsibility to the players. Besides, state regulation and licensure in the United States gives the state the watchdog powers to oversee the operations of individual engineers and corporate entities ...

Abstract

This paper aims at studying the role of engineers in the society and the industry. It also focuses on appraising the role that engineers play to change human lives and the world. A general definition of the engineering profession helps in understanding them better. The research aims at assessing the ethical and social responsibility that engineers are bound with. This is achieved by studying the education and training criteria set by the governing and accreditation bodies pertaining to the engineering disciplines. With the help of case studies, the paper seeks to explore the sort of ethical and social responsibilities. ...

Electrical engineering is an engineering field with a wide range of applications and variable requested skills. And, like every occupation, it has a number of its discourse communities that determine its specifications and characteristics. One of the discourse communities of electrical engineering is the Internet. The Internet is one of the central terms of the modern electrical engineering as it significantly boosted the development of the field and is widely used both for electrical engineering education and for practice. Nowadays, electrical engineers use the Internet in experiments, learning, Capstone projects, etc., and it also plays a key role in ...

Implications of global engineering profession

Abstract It is certain that engineering profession exists in full capacity to meet societal interests. This means that engineering possesses an inherent impact on the community. An engineer would conduct themselves towards other engineers, employers, clients and the society as a whole as part of their profession. The codes of professional conduct are basic in laying the road map for professional relationships. As professionals, engineers internalize professional codes to realize and realize their stake in the application to the society. Engineers view their professional codes as just static statements developed by their predecessors with little or no contribution from ...

Introduction

Quoting Marchetti, Ausubel states, “Successful societies are learning systems” (Ausubel, 1995). Organized social learning and the development of our society caused increased technological progress. Since 1400, the number of technological and scientific discoveries has dramatically increased (Appendix A). In the twentieth century, it continued its growth. It was the time of scientific and technological advances that significantly improved our living but at the same time caused environmental problems, as the creation of the internal combustion engine became one of the major reasons of the outpouring of greenhouse gases. In the twenty-first century, we have something to do with them. ...

Introduction

Internet has paved the way for developments in the electrical engineering course. It is a valuable tool used by professors, practitioners, and students in the field of electrical engineering. This study focuses on the research question: how did advancements in the internet led to the development of the electrical engineering course. This paper will start with a brief history of electrical engineering and internet, respectively. Next, the role of internet in electrical engineering education will be discussed. Attention will be given on the use of remote laboratory experiments and internet’s role in problem and project-based learning approach. Next ...

Centering Questions

In an age when public dollars are becoming increasingly scarce for funding elementary and secondary education, while the imperative to expose students to an increasingly broad spectrum of technology is becoming more and more crucial, the selection of technological items and the implementation of those items comprise two vital decisions for instructional designers.

In one area of technological expansion is the ability of students to contribute to an interactive technological discussion, both inside and outside the classroom. Many school districts have set up the necessary bandwidth to allow for many different elements of Web 2.0 implementation, such as teacher ...