Engineering Education

Traditionally, engineering education books describe and reinforce unchanging principles that are basic to the field. However, the dramatic changes in the engineering environment during the last decade demand a paradigm shift from the engineering education community. This revolutionary volume addresses the development of long-term strategies for an engineering education system that will reflect the needs and realities of the United States and the world in the 21st century. The authors discuss the critical challenges facing U.S. engineering education and present a plan addressing these challenges in the context of rapidly changing circumstances, technologies, and demands.Table of ContentsFRONT MATTERI. THE BOARD'S MESSAGEII. ENGINEERING AT THE MILLENIUM: A NEW VISIONIII. ENGINEERING EDUCATION TODAYIV. ACHIEVING CHANGEV. A CALL TO ACTIONREFERENCESAPPENDIX A: BEEd TASK STATEMENTAPPENDIX B: LIST OF REGIONAL SYMPOSIA AND PARTICIPANTSAPPENDIX C: CONTRIBUTORS TO THE STUDYAPPENDIX D: TOWARD A PROGRESSIVE NEW ENGINEERING CURRICULUM