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THE NEED FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Author(s) -
Samson Charles H.,
Lowery Lee L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1993.tb01594.x
Subject(s) - pace , engineering education , order (exchange) , engineering management , computer science , biological systems engineering , engineering ethics , system of systems engineering , publication , engineering , systems design , civil engineering software , software engineering , business , geodesy , finance , geography , advertising
As engineering specialization has increased, engineering education has also become more specialized in order to keep up with advances in technology. Likewise, engineering faculty have tended to become more specialized to keep pace with such advances, and to conduct research and publish at the leading edge of their fields. These circumstances have exacerbated the problems of melding specialized skills into a form for achieving the best designs of complex systems. The writers believe that it is essential: To require adequate preparation in systems engineering for every engineering graduate. To provide opportunities for generalization in systems engineering for those who wish to become “general practitioners” capable of integrating the various specialized skills needed. The writers suggest an approach to satisfying these needs that would complement rather than compete with existing engineering disciplines.