Abstract
The history of technology was discussed in Section 6.5 and that of engineering in Section 7.7. In this chapter the focus is on how these influenced engineering education. The earliest evidence of engineering occurred 2 MYA and started with the ancestors of Homo sapiens making tools out of stone. Homo sapiens continued this practice with continuous refinements up until the end of the Neolithic period. Engineering education was initially about the transfer of knowledge and skills to the next generation about how to make stone tools. The scope of engineering education broadened over time to include the use of other materials (such as wood) and sources of energy. It broadened still further after settlement when metals and other materials and energy sources came into use. This increasing scope has continued at an exponential rate since the first industrial revolution. This growth in knowledge, skills and application has had a major impact on engineering education.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
History of engineering is closely linked to history of technology discussed in Sect. 6.5.
- 2.
Froyd et al. (2012)
- 3.
The Australian Technical Colleges programme was discontinued in 2009. Their function was replaced by a variety of institutions including some universities that offer separate programmes for technologists and engineers.
- 4.
Eggert (2003)
- 5.
Lahidji (2000)
- 6.
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in most universities is four years in duration. A few universities have five- year programmes where BE is combined with an undergraduate degree in some other discipline (such as economics, commerce, science, etc.).
- 7.
https://doi.org/www.eie.org/ accessed 8th July 2022.
- 8.
- 9.
From Crawley et al. (2014).
- 10.
Adapted from Bielefeldt et al. (2010).
- 11.
The term “holistic engineering” was likely first coined by University of Pennsylvania Professor Joseph Bordogna, former Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation and former IEEE President, as he was describing a more cross-disciplinary, whole-systems approach to engineering education. Grasso and Burkins (2010).
- 12.
As proposed by Gattie et al. (2011).
References
Bielefeldt, A. R., Paterson, K. G., & Swan, C. W. (2010). Measuring the value added from service learning in project-based engineering education. The International Journal of Engineering Education., 26, 535–546.
Crawley, E. F, Malmqvist, J., Östlund, S, Brodeur, D. R. & Edström, K. (2014). Rethinking engineering education - The CDIO approach, Springer Cham.
Eggert, R. J. (2003). Engineering design education: Surveys of demand and supply. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education (available at https://peer.asee.org/engineering-design-education-surveys-of-demand-and-supply.pdf accessed 12th July 2022)
Froyd, J. E., Wankat, P. C., & Smith, K. A. (2012). Five major shifts in 100 years of engineering education. Proceedings of the IEEE, 100, 1344–1360.
Gattie, D. K., Kellam, N. D., Schramski, J. R., & Walther, J. (2011). Engineering education as a complex system. European Journal of Engineering Education, 36, 521–535.
Grasso, D. and Burkins, M. B. (Eds). (2010). Holistic engineering education, Springer.
Lahidji, B. (2000, June). Competencies in manufacturing engineering technology programmes from employer’s point of view. Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Murthy, D.N.P., Page, N.W. (2023). Engineering Education and Its History. In: Education and Research for the Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29685-7_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29685-7_13
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-29684-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-29685-7
eBook Packages: EducationEducation (R0)