Abstract
Technological, economic and social challenges are continuous, influencing higher education institutions to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and competences to work in such challenging context. Today, in engineering education a fragmented, content-overloaded engineering curriculum is not offering engineering students the career field that will bring together the technological problem-solving and practical skills of engineering along the leadership, teamwork and collaboration, organizational and planning capabilities of business. The current work is a theoretical framework that highlights the importance of preparing future engineers to work in a developing technological, economic and social business context in higher education. More specifically the authors propose the incorporation, in computer and electrical engineering curriculum at the University of Nicosia, three management courses as business electives. Significant comments from industry professionals and academics are collected and reported.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2014 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference |
Subtitle of host publication | Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014 |
Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
Pages | 377-380 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479931910 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 2014 4th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014 - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 3 Apr 2014 → 5 Apr 2014 |
Other
Other | 2014 4th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014 |
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Country/Territory | Turkey |
City | Istanbul |
Period | 3/04/14 → 5/04/14 |
Keywords
- curriculum development
- curriculum reform
- engineering academic path
- engineering education
- higher education