TY - JOUR
T1 - Transformation of higher education
T2 - The transdisciplinary approach in engineering
AU - Ertas, Atila
AU - Maxwell, Timothy
AU - Rainey, Vicki P.
AU - Tanik, Murat M.
PY - 2003/5
Y1 - 2003/5
N2 - Educational programs face many difficulties because of the rapid change of technology in today's environment. The potential for educational programs based on the transdisciplinary model is discussed in order to address and overcome these difficulties. A closer relationship with industry in developing educational programs is suggested. Finally, a new transdisciplinary master of engineering program, developed jointly by industry and the Institute for Design and Advanced Technology at Texas Tech University, is described.
AB - Educational programs face many difficulties because of the rapid change of technology in today's environment. The potential for educational programs based on the transdisciplinary model is discussed in order to address and overcome these difficulties. A closer relationship with industry in developing educational programs is suggested. Finally, a new transdisciplinary master of engineering program, developed jointly by industry and the Institute for Design and Advanced Technology at Texas Tech University, is described.
KW - Education for industry
KW - Engineering education
KW - Interdiscipline
KW - Masters program
KW - Transdicipline
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0038623097&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TE.2002.808232
DO - 10.1109/TE.2002.808232
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038623097
SN - 0018-9359
VL - 46
SP - 289
EP - 295
JO - IEEE Transactions on Education
JF - IEEE Transactions on Education
IS - 2
ER -