An Integrative Approach To Teaching And Learning At The Professional Level For Graduate Engineers In Industry

While traditional engineering education and graduate outreach programs are primarily based on the didactic approach to teaching and learning, namely the transmission and acquisition of knowledge, it is now apparent that an educational transformation and a different approach to teaching and learning is needed at the advanced professional level for graduate engineers in industry. At present, graduate education in engineering is primarily a byproduct of research, based on a science-driven model of technology, largely set in place in 1945 by the Bush report, “Science: The Endless Frontier.” 1