Teaching, engineering science, or design, a reflection on engineering education in Iran)
A review of the structure and content of engineering curricula in Iran reveals the fact that Engineering Education is focused on delivering ‘engineering science’, as distinct from ‘engineering design’. Even the few non-theoretical curriculum components are mostly laboratory-based, which basically s...
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Iran Academy of Science
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| description | A review of the structure and content of engineering curricula in Iran reveals the fact that Engineering Education is focused on delivering ‘engineering science’, as distinct from ‘engineering design’. Even the few non-theoretical curriculum components are mostly laboratory-based, which basically serve to complement the scientific content. Reflecting on the implications of the above fact, this article puts forward a plea for a shift in educational approach within engineering disciplines to corroborate the following conclusion: Design is believed to be, by definition, the art of creating necessary changes in the environment, in response to the human needs. With this definition in mind, the ‘design’ approach of Engineering Education will develop a due consideration for the human factor which leads to the incorporation of properties such as quality, beauty and meaning within the process of engineering practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08ccd8adea944fbab9108a91067aaae62023-06-27T07:03:34ZfasIran Academy of Scienceآموزش مهندسی ایران1607-23162676-48812013-03-01145611610.22047/ijee.2013.3007Teaching, engineering science, or design, a reflection on engineering education in Iran)Hamid Nadimi0Associate Professor Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning. Shahid Beheshti UniversityA review of the structure and content of engineering curricula in Iran reveals the fact that Engineering Education is focused on delivering ‘engineering science’, as distinct from ‘engineering design’. Even the few non-theoretical curriculum components are mostly laboratory-based, which basically serve to complement the scientific content. Reflecting on the implications of the above fact, this article puts forward a plea for a shift in educational approach within engineering disciplines to corroborate the following conclusion: Design is believed to be, by definition, the art of creating necessary changes in the environment, in response to the human needs. With this definition in mind, the ‘design’ approach of Engineering Education will develop a due consideration for the human factor which leads to the incorporation of properties such as quality, beauty and meaning within the process of engineering practice. https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_3007.html?lang=eneducation engineering science design |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Nadimi Teaching, engineering science, or design, a reflection on engineering education in Iran) آموزش مهندسی ایران education engineering science design |
| title | Teaching, engineering science, or design, a reflection on engineering education in Iran) |
| title_full | Teaching, engineering science, or design, a reflection on engineering education in Iran) |
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| title_short | Teaching, engineering science, or design, a reflection on engineering education in Iran) |
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| topic | education engineering science design |
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