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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