Open AccessINTRODUCING THE UBC CHAIR IN DESIGN ENGINEERING - BREAKING OUT OF DISCIPLINARY SILOS
Author(s) -
Antony J. Hodgson,
Philippe Kruchten
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.3694
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , engineering , discipline , engineering management , cross disciplinary , engineering ethics , principal (computer security) , engineering education , sociology , computer science , social science , data science , operating system
UBC was recently awarded an NSERC Chair in Design Engineering (CDEN). The focus of this chair is addressing the problem of ‘disciplinary silos’ in engineering education, primarily through enhancing cross-departmental and cross-faculty initiatives. Our principal initiative is a multidisciplinary senior design course which will bring together engineers from different departments in a year-long project sponsored by external clients. We will also establish a new building – the $6.6M Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre – which will serve as the focal point for faculty-wide design activities.