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Chapter 3
Adapting Engineering
Education to the New Century
A.K. Haghi
University of Guilan, Iran
B. Noroozi
University of Guilan, Iran & University of Cincinnati, USA
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In this topic chapter, the authors summarize their retrospections as engineering educators for more than
20 years. Consideration is given to a number of educational developments to which the authors have
contributed during their career in academia and the contribution made to engineering and technologi-
cal education. Increasing emphasis is being placed on establishing teaching and learning centers at
the institutional level with the stated objective of improving the quality of teaching and education. The
results of this study provide information for the revision of engineering curricula, the pedagogical train-
ing of engineering faculty and the preparation of engineering students for the academic challenges of
higher education in the ield. The topic chapter provides an in-depth review of a range of critical factors
liable to have a significant effect and impact on the sustainability of engineering as a discipline. Issues
such as learning and teaching methodologies and the effect of E-development; and the importance of
communications are discussed.
IntroductIon
bridges between theory and practice, and commu-
nicating one's knowledge effectively to students”.
Ernest Boyer (Boyer, 1990) states that:
Therefore, the scholarship of teaching en-
gineering, seeks to find effective ways to com-
municate knowledge to students. The realization
that traditional instructional methods will not be
adequate to equip engineering graduates with the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes they will need to
“…scholarship means engaging in original re-
search, it also means stepping back from one's
investigation, looking for connections, building
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