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ICEE 2005 July 25 - 29, 2005, Gliwice, Poland
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Role of a Professional organisation in Engineering
Education
Michael MichaudAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers,
New York, USA
Vojislav IlicUniversity of Western Sydney
Australia
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scope
• AIM
• INTRODUCTION
• SHARING KNOWLEDGE
• DISTANCE LEARINING & VETTING BOK
• BEYOND ENGINEERING
• CONCLUDING REMARKS
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AIM
TO EXAMINE THE ROLE OF A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
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INTRODUCTION
•THE BEGINNINGS•BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (BOK) AS THE BASIS OF A PROFESSION•COOPERATIVE SELF INTEREST – CORPORATIONS & INDIVIDUALS•AUGMENTING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS•PROMOTE RESEARCH
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SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE
• BOK WITHIN MEMBERSHIP• SOCIETIES SHARE WHEN DESIGNING
ENGINEERING CURRICULUM (ABET)• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, LIFE-
LONG LEARNING & OTHER THEMES IN ABET EC2000 (11 CRITERIA)
• OUTCOMES BASED & REQUIRE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) PROCESS
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SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE(cont)
• Student Sections receptive to promotion of newer, less traditional skill areas
• Peter Druker:
“Knowledge becomes obsolete incredibly fast. The continuing education of adults is the number 1 business in the next 30 years … mostly on-line”
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Distance learning & vetting bok
• Web-based course a mainstay in academic institutions, corporations & societies
• 2 x 4 method of learning replaced by 24/7, multi-media, multi-source method of learning
• JITI – Just in Time Information – knowledge made available when needed in the workplace available on the site
• Communities of Practice (COP) – web-based environments that leverage shared information and provide a forum to network, share information, ask questions and convene, virtually, around a subject, problem or interest.
• Quality control of web information. BOK accreditation by Societies
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Beyond engineering
• Shift towards optimisation of resources
• Need to interact beyond the profession – eg Mechatronics, Nanoengineering, Biomedical Engineering, etc.
• Rise of Engineering Management (EMCI)
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Concluding remarks
• Professional Societies – sharing of knowledge, standards development, professional certification & education
• They participate in Accreditation• They facilitate links between educational
institutions & industry• Major role in life-long learning including
management subjects• Links in global chain of kindred institutions
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