Future Of Engineering Education Research Articles

THE IMPORTANCE OF USING SOFTWARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE ROAD ENGINEERS

Road engineers play a crucial role in designing, constructing, and maintaining the infrastructure that connects communities and facilitates transportation. In order to excel in this field, future road engineers must possess a combination of technical skills and interpersonal abilities known as professional competencies. One key aspect that can greatly enhance the development of these competencies is the use of software tools. This article will explore the importance of utilizing software in the education and training of future road engineers to enhance their professional competencies. By leveraging software in their learning and practice, road engineers can hone their technical abilities, improve efficiency in project management, and cultivate essential soft skills for effective collaboration and communication in the workplace. Ultimately, incorporating software into the development of professional competencies is essential for preparing future road engineers to succeed in the ever-evolving field of transportation engineering.

Product managers in software startups: A grounded theory

Context:Defining and designing a software product is not merely a technical endeavor, but also a socio-technical journey. As such, its success is associated with human-related aspects, such as the value users perceive. To handle this issue, the product manager role has become more evident in software-intensive companies. A unique, challenging context for these professionals is constituted by software startups, emerging companies developing novel solutions looking for sustainable and scalable business models. Objective:This study aims to describe the role of product managers in the context of software startups. Method:We performed a Socio-Technical Grounded Theory study using data from blog posts and interviews. Results:The results describe the product manager as a multidisciplinary, general role, not only guiding the product by developing its vision but also as a connector that emerges in a growing company, enabling communication of software development with other areas, mainly business and user experience. The professional performing this role has a background in one of these areas but a broad knowledge and understanding of key concepts of the other areas is needed. We also describe how differences of this role to other lead roles are perceived in practice. Conclusions:Our findings represent several implications for research, such as better understanding of the role transformation in growing software startups, practice, e.g., identifying the points to which a professional migrating to this role should pay attention, and the education of future software developers, by suggesting the inclusion of related topics in the education and training of future software engineers.

Application of Kimi Intelligent Assistant in the Teaching of Water Pollution Control Engineering Course

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, its application in the field of education is becoming increasingly widespread. This paper introduces the functional features of the Kimi Intelligent Assistant and elaborates on its application in the teaching of Water Pollution Control Engineering course from aspects such as assisting in lesson plan design, creating mind maps, answering questions, process design, exercise compilation, and extracurricular extended learning. Challenges and countermeasures of introducing Kimi Intelligent Assistant into the course teaching are analyzed from the perspectives of technology integration, teacher training, student acceptance, data security and privacy, cost, and curriculum content updates. The paper also provides a prospect for the further application of the Kimi Intelligent Assistant, suggesting that it is expected to become an important tool in promoting the technological development of future environmental engineering education.

Revising Engineering Education Curriculum as a Marketing Strategy to Boost Student Enrollment

In today's rapidly changing and competitive marketplace, engineering education institutions recognize the critical role of updating their curriculum as a strategic marketing tool to attract and retain students. The objective of updating the curriculum for future engineering education courses is to bridge the gap between traditional teaching and learning methods and the evolving needs of the industry. To gain valuable insights into the implementation and impact of curriculum updates, this study employs a thematic analysis technique. The thematic analysis aims to determine the main themes that address the following key research questions; What is the impact of updating engineering education curriculum towards student enrollment?.By conducting a thorough analysis of these research articles, this study seeks to provide practical recommendations for engineering education institutions looking to leverage curriculum updates as a marketing strategy in today's highly competitive landscape. By identifying the necessary changes in curriculum elements and addressing the challenges and barriers, institutions can enhance their appeal to prospective students and improve their ability to retain students. Ultimately, the findings of this study aim to support engineering education institutions in effectively utilizing curriculum updates to attract, engage, and retain students in an evolving educational environment.

Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations for Reengineering Engineering Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

With the continent of Africa occupying the front seat of underdevelopment in the world, and its population increasing exponentially, there is an urgent need to come up with strategies to tackle the underdevelopment ravaging the continent and the demand posed by its constantly growing population. Engineering through appropriate engineering education is the answer to these challenges. In this review article, some of the challenges facing engineering education in sub-Saharan Africa such as responsiveness and relevance in the design of the undergraduate curriculum, shortage in the engineering capacity, etc. were studied. The factors that influence engineering education, in general, were also discussed and the strategies that are required for producing engineering graduates capable of taking up the challenges facing the 21st century engineers in the region were highlighted. Lastly, the review presents a guide for future engineering education and recommendations on how to re-engineer engineering education in sub-Saharan Africa to produce engineering graduates who are qualified technically and otherwise.

Impact of Multiple Entry & Exit System on Future Engineering Education in India – Theoretical Perspectives

Abstract : Impact of Multiple Entry & Exit System on Future Engineering Education in India – Theoretical Perspectives Being aware that the Indian education system is undergoing a comprehensive transformation because of the implementation of the third major National Education policy-2020, a third major educational policy. Higher education, in particular, engineering education is not an exception to this. As a major policy envisage, the Multiple Entry & Exit (MEE) system is being implemented in higher education expected to have a significant impact on engineering education in India. The MEE gives emphasis on authorizing 'academic flexibility' to the student in the choice of subjects for the programs that lead to an award of a certificate, diploma & degree, and 'academic pathways' that allow the student to exit and rejoin the program at later stages without losing credits gained for the courses already completed. Thepolicy envisions expected to transform the future higher education system, including engineering education, especially permitting the student to exit the program at the end of the first, second, or subsequent year of the program of the study, and rejoin at later stages either within the same engineering institution or other engineering institutions allowing seamless student mobility between or within the engineering institutions. Through a system of credit recognition by the statutory bodies, credits accumulation through an academic bank of credits (ABC), transfer of credits across the engineering institutions, and redemption of the credits to recommend an award of certificates, diplomas, degrees, 'MEE' system will be a gamechanger in engineering education. The article discusses the policy focus on the 'MEE' and its impact on future engineering education in India. Key Words: H i g her e du ca t i on; E du cat i o n transformations, Multiple Entry & Exit; Education Policy.

Investigating the Future of ‘Engineer of 2020’ Attributes: Moving from Access to Engagement & Sense of Belonging

Using data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study seeks to explore the presence and relevance of NAE’s ‘Engineer of 2020’ competencies and key student learning outcomes (SLOs) among samples of undergraduate engineering majors (UEMs). Data were analysed using a battery of statistical tests assessing UEMs achievement of NAE SLOs, the extent to which SLO achievement in NAE domains influence UEMs’ key outcomes (e.g., grades, satisfaction) and sense of belonging. Follow-up tests explored meaningful differences among groups by race, gender, disability status, to name a few. Implications for future engineering education policy, practice, pedagogy and research are highlighted.

Would it be proper to say that mathematics is blocking students in engineering?

We discuss the question from the title: Would it be proper to say that mathematics is blocking students in engineering? We consider it from the perspective of the current curricular developments in engineering and related fields and the role of the mathematics component in the education of future engineers and scientists.

Sustainability Topics Integration in Supply Chain and Logistics Higher Education: Where Is the Middle East?

The global logistics industry has grown significantly in the last decade and has become essential to global business activities. In addition, the logistics industry is vital in transportation, urbanization in the Middle East, and transshipment through the Middle East. Due to their increasing importance and size, there is an increasing demand for adequately qualified people capable of managing the logistics systems and supply chains holistically and sustainably to avoid problems caused by unsustainable practices in mobility, transport, and supply chains. However, it is unclear whether the logistic and supply chain education of future leaders, managers, and engineers will follow SDG goals, the rise of new trends, and green technologies or lag behind. This paper pioneered a systematic approach and analyzed Middle Eastern countries regarding their sustainability integration into higher education programs related to supply chain management and logistics studies. It revealed enormous differences among countries and a lack of sustainability topics in most studied countries. Some countries are also significantly more oriented toward partial logistics challenges such as transport efficiency instead of sustainable supply chains, which are becoming critical challenges for the near future and must be accompanied by formal and life-long learning on sustainability-related topics. The circular economy and corporate social responsibility are especially neglected. It was also revealed that sustainability integration in higher education does not correlate with sustainability scores and the ranking of countries within the sustainability index.

AutomationShield: An Open-Source Hardware and Software Initiative for Control Engineering Education

This paper presents the AutomationShield open-source initiative and framework, which offers small and affordable devices suitable for take-home experiments in the education of future control engineers. Every device embodies a dynamic feedback system based on different physical phenomena. These devices, so-called shields, are meant to be installed on Arduino or similar development boards with the Arduino R3 compatible mechanical and electronic layout. An application programming interface and instructional examples in C/C++, MATLAB, and Simulink come with the devices. This interface serves hardware functions, so that the user may focus on creating embedded applications for automatic control. Hardware design and program codes are published under the open-source paradigm, and thus may be reproduced and built upon by anyone. In the paper we also focus on integration of the shields into the educational process and describe the experience and feedback gained so far.

Ensuring the quality of fundamental chemical training in the context of implementing innovative engineering education: realities and perspectives

The article deals with the examines the formation of a competent understanding of natural science education, which initiates a scientific worldview, a holistic system of scientific knowledge and is the basis for the development and self-affirmation of an individual capable of successful self-realization in the dynamic conditions of the modern labor market. The advantages and disadvantages of the modern system of education of future engineers are identified, motivational factors for improving the quality of education are proposed, and basic approaches to the formation and development of the required set of professional competencies of graduates are defined. The relevance of the implementation of educational and scientific video consultations as an element of helping students in improving the quality of their knowledge in the conditions of distance education is analyzed.

The climate is right for a fundamental change in civil engineering education

Since the industrial revolution, the civil engineers who created a built environment for a civilisation that is based on fossil fuel have been admired. For over 250 years, engineers have been educated and trained for the ‘upslope’ of using ever more resources to fuel engineering needs. However, there is now an urgent requirement to enter an era that is an order of magnitude shorter, and which is on the steep ‘downslope’ towards net-zero carbon dioxide by 2050 or earlier. The difference between what it meant to be an engineer on the upslope and what it means to be engineer on the downslope is colossal. The first step for all educators is to realise this, to embrace it and to be part of the solution by instilling a downslope mentality in engineering students. The Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) has recently reviewed and updated its guidelines for universities. It has placed the climate emergency central to the education of future civil engineers. This paper describes the background to, and details of, the changes made by the JBM. Given that creativity is enhanced through these additional challenges, what could possibly be more exciting for today's engineering students than knowing that they will lead the profession in achieving massive reductions in emissions, to the benefit of all humanity? The JBM, and society, require of civil engineering education that this ambition is fulfilled.

Application of Online Learning within Education of Future Engineers during the Covid-19 Pandemic

The article is devoted to application of online learning within education of future engineers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Online learning challenges traditional education mode due to the rapid development of modern information technologies. The problem of online education is relevant in connection with the urgent transfer of education to the online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. Application of online learning within engineering education meets the needs of new social situation, it provides updating teaching mode, teaching content, teaching concept, teaching level, and testing means. Online learning is characterized by the changes of teacher's role, student's status, media's role, and teaching process. The authors conclude that practical applicability of data visualization combined within online education of future engineers leads to the development of their professional competence. Application of online learning provides new tools for engineering teaching and becomes an important force for improving future engineers’ knowledge, skills and learning efficiency.

Subjectivity Formation of a Technical University Master’s Student: A New Challenge for Engineering Education

An important condition for the digital transformation of education is the subjectivity of students and teachers. The formation of subjectivity as the ability to set one’s own goals and change either oneself or the educational environment to achieve them raises a number of questions: what is meant by the subjectivity of a student and a teacher, what does it mean to be a subject of the educational process, which factors contribute to and which hinder the formation of subjectivity. The authors focus on the conditions that promote and prevent the formation of subjectivity in master’s education of future engineers. Based on a review of foreign and domestic approaches to understanding subjectivity and the conditions for its development, it is concluded that all researchers distinguish similar aspects and manifestations in subjectivity: motivational (intrinsic motivation), emotional-valuable (proactive and responsible attitude to life), regulatory (the ability to set goals and follow them through to the end), cognitive (desire and ability to apply knowledge) and practical (skills, experience of independent activity). It has been established that foreign studies more often consider subjectivity as a resource, which improves the quality of education, while Russian studies consider it as a goal and a result of education. The article describes a taxonomy of subjectivity, which allows to measure it as an educational result. Based on the analysis of necessary and sufficient conditions for subjectivity formation, the hypothesis is made that the sufficient condition for subjectivity formation in mastering the “pedagogics” discipline is stepwise equitable partnership between all subjects of educational process. The condition is specified as a sequence of actions of a teacher and a master’s student in the process of mastering the discipline. The article describes the results of a pedagogical experiment in a group of master’s students of PNRPU Faculty of Civil Engineering, aimed at testing the proposed conditions. The results obtained show that step-bystep organized peer-to-peer interaction enabled most students in the experimental group to achieve the subjectivity level by the end of the discipline, while in the control group most students reached only the objectivity level. The motivational and practical aspects of subjectivity changed most significantly in the experimental group.

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Problems of introduction of motivational factors in ensuring high quality of training of engineers in institutions of higher education of Ukraine

The article considers the main motivating factors to achieve high quality education of engineers toward to European standards of higher education based on the analysis of the educational process on fundamental discipline “Chemistry” of students - future engineers at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The principles of the educational process at the university are analyzed, the advantages and disadvantages of the modern system of education of future engineers are determined, the motivating factors of improving the quality of education are offered and the basic approaches to formation and development of the required set of professional competencies of graduates are determined.

Education of Future Green Engineers for Achieving Sustainable Development in Green Manufacturing Industry

The article is devoted to education of future green engineers for achieving sustainable development in green manufacturing industry. It outlines that green engineering is an important industry which aim is to reduce consumption, to save resources, and to achieve sustainable development in manufacturing. Green manufacturing puts forward new requirements for the training future green engineers. The article reveals the concepts of educating future green engineers. Specifical attention is paid to the improvement of the teaching system training of future green engineers, strengthening the teaching staff, changing the teaching mode, strengthening teaching practice and practical training for achieving teaching goals. The authors conclude that it is necessary to clarify the goals of training of future green engineers, and to establish reform the teaching content of green engineering course.

SPIRITUAL AND MORAL VALUE ORIENTATIONS AS A GUARANTEE OF PERSONALLY SIGNIFICANT QUALITIES OF STUDENT YOUTH

In the article it is studied out that the spiritual and moral value orientations education of students is becoming increasingly important. It is determined that the need to establish in education approaches that ensure a harmonious balance of moral and professional qualities of graduates of higher education institutions is emphasized in the strategic documents of education of Ukraine. The research emphasizes that the effectiveness of spiritual and moral education of future engineers is realized due to students' awareness of the essence of spiritual and moral value orientations, as well as stimulating the need for professional self–development of future professionals. The article describes the implementation of the author's special course “Spiritual and moral value orientations: ways of education” in the educational process of Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University.

“I am able to have a different lens and different approach:” A Critical Examination of how Black Female Engineering Teachers Utilize and Create Counternarratives

This research highlights the educational and professional experiences of three Black female secondary teachers of engineering. Using a lens of community cultural wealth, this research calls attention to the resources these teachers called upon during their navigation of engineering pathways and currently utilize to challenge their school’s normative perceptions of engineering and engineers. Findings of this work discuss how aspirational capital functioned to support the teachers’ successful matriculation through a STEM high school and undergraduate engineering and/or architecture programs, while also serving as a foundation for how they currently created opportunities for their students. Implications for future engineering education research and approaches for k-12 engineering educators acknowledging racialized and/or gendered experiences in these spaces are discussed.

FUTURE ENGINEERING EDUCATORS’ PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The paper substantiates the rationale for professional mobility formation in engineering educators. We emphasize the importance of professional mobility as a quality parameter of future engineering educators’ training. The research outlines the main modernization tendencies in engineering and pedagogical education content contributing to future specialists’ professional mobility. The study substantiates the principle of proactive training aimed at making engineering and pedagogical training oriented towards future professional activity of higher professional education seekers. We note that proactive training is crucial in determining educational program content as well as the choice of learning activity organization forms and educational technology for the intensification of engineering and pedagogical training and professional mobility formation.
 Keywords: professional education, engineering and pedagogical education, professional mobility, engineering educator, proactive training, engineering and pedagogical training, professional education content, integrative processes.