Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Galloway, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

societal context• a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning• a knowledge of contemporary issuesThe ABET EC2000 accommodates the ASCE “Body of Knowledge” discussed earlier.11However, while curriculums at many colleges and universities and corporations have beentweaked and even overhauled in some cases in response to ABET’s criteria, the quandary is howfast are the new approaches being woven into the coursework? In general, there appears to be afrustration on both sides that it is not happening fast enough.12ABET continues to work though these issues in order to better the curriculum, however, manyuniversities are still struggling of how best to meet industry’s needs. According to ASEE,employers want an