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Loh, A. P.; Law, Elliot; Putra, Andi Sudjana; Koh, Edwin; Zuea, Tang Kok; Tat, Khoo Eng – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
A quick literature survey shows that Engineering education has been undergoing change since more than a hundred years ago, largely due to the needs of industry. The current drive for change is not very different and comes from the perception that Engineering graduates of today are not able to function effectively in the workplace. This is in part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Design, Engineering Education
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Smith, Tori Rhoulac; Warner, Grant; Burge, Legand – Advances in Engineering Education, 2020
The lack of racial diversity in the technology industry has been widely acknowledged, especially since 2014 when many Silicon Valley companies, like Google, Facebook, and Intel, released racial diversity data. Howard University faculty involved in tech entrepreneurship noticed the racial disparity first-hand as entrepreneurs themselves and as…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Innovation, Black Colleges, Diversity
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Karlsson-Bengtsson, Anna; Enelund, Mikael; Bingerud, Mattias – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
In this contribution we describe and reflect on the organization of Chalmers University of Technology and how it benefits education development and innovation. Chalmer's matrix organization with a buyer-supplier management model for education has proven to be a driving force for change and quality enhancement and promotes the agility necessary for…
Descriptors: Universities, Technology Education, Educational Development, Educational Innovation
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Safari, Mahsa; Asadi, Somayeh – Advances in Engineering Education, 2022
This paper outlines the result of an innovative program to develop a competency-based curriculum and a work process to engage students in energy assessment of small commercial buildings in their community. Throughout the resulting course, "Leadership in Building Energy Efficiency (LBEE)," students were trained to gather buildings'…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Program Descriptions, Educational Innovation
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Korte, Russell – Advances in Engineering Education, 2018
An entrepreneurial mindset helps innovators find, interpret, evaluate, and pursue opportunities for their innovations. It is a concept having multiple definitions and contradictions variously focused on individual traits, behaviors, attitudes, or beliefs. Robinson claimed that across the various definitions of an entrepreneurial mindset there was…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Self Concept, Social Theories, Engineering Education
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Bertel, Lykke Brogaard; Askehave, Inger; Brohus, Henrik; Geil, Olav; Kolmos, Anette; Ovesen, Nis; Stoustrup, Jakob – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
Since its establishment in 1974, Aalborg University has aimed to deliver cutting-edge research and innovative practices in engineering education. However, increasing complexity related to rapid developments in digitalization and emerging societal challenges offer new opportunities, requirements, and expectations across disciplines for educational…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning