Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; John E. Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Luis Falliner, The University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

account for the design,deployment, and Life Cycle Management of the 21st century systems, thus shifting fromtraditional design toward innovative ideas to include all of these areas25, 24, 19; a recent report byUNESCO on engineering around the world suggest that engineering education might benefitfrom less formulaic and more problem-based, project-based, and just-in-time approaches in orderthat the next generation of engineers can rise to the challenges and opportunities they areinheriting”.28It has also been shown that the most prominent engineers within industry have developedspecific soft skills required to communicate, empower, and lead teams to the successfuldefinition and completion of complex innovative products; as an example, a study