Educating the engineer of 2020: adapting engineering education to the new century

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the historical development of today's array of materials departments and the progress toward a true materials science and engineering (MSE) discipline, and explore the range of implications for the undergraduate curriculum that are incumbent upon these departments being situated in engineering schools, schools themselves undergoing great change as we enter the 21st century.

TL;DR: Artificial intelligence tools have the potential to provide automatic grading for open-ended, creativity required, design problems, and to engage students more, allowing universities to develop more innovative engineers while also deepening their knowledge.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a qualitative analysis of how future faculty perceive the skills of the engineer of the year 2020 and compare these findings with the literature on best practices in teaching, ABET criteria, and attributes for the Engineer of 2020.

TL;DR: This paper aims to provide support for a model of the Systems/Design Thinking relationship by examining the emergent characteristics of active designers and systems engineers in order to identify traits and skills that relate to success.

TL;DR: A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, American Genesis as discussed by the authors is the book that helped earn Thomas Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age.

Abstract: American Genesis is the book that helped earn Thomas Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, the book tells the sweeping story of America's technological revolution. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in the chronicle, shaped by and shaping a broader cultural context. By masterfully weaving scientific and technological advancement into other cultural trends, Hughes demonstrates here the myriad ways in which the two are Inextricably linked. A new preface by Hughes recounts his missteps in predicting the future of technology and also traces our advancement into the information age.

TL;DR: A range of Web-based instructional options is outlined, general guidelines for designing Web-delivered instruction are provided, and two case studies are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present five core strategies for transformation: Secondary Strategies, Interconnected Approaches, Balance, Unique Strategies, New Institutional Sense, and Mobile Model of Transformation.