An alternative perspective in engineering education: a parallel to disruptive technology

• Autores: Andi Sudjana Putra, Tan Kok Kiong
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 28, no. Extra 4, 2012, págs. 778-781
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper presents a parallel between the ever-present transformation in engineering education and the disruptive technology. Theshared characteristics of these two—among which, on how they affect changes in its own area—provide an opportunity to drawlessons from the manner disruptive technology transforms businesses and to use them to shape a perspective in designing anengineering education that is relevant to the current era and adaptable to fulfil the current societal and human needs. Furthermore,an analysis into how the current trend of design-based education system has acted like a disruptive technology in engineeringeducation is also presented.