Analysis of the Education Objectives of Domestic and Foreign Colleges of Engineering

국내외 공과대학들의 교육목표 분석

  • Published : 2008.09.30

Abstract

This paper examined the educational objectives of selected colleges of engineering in Korea and other countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Hong Kong. Among the common educational objectives of the colleges of engineering in Korea are the supply of manpower with professional abilities, an education to enhance the basic competence of engineers, and the equipment of high-level educational environments for quality engineering education. These emphases are in line with the global trends shown in the cases of various countries, where "leadership" and "innovation" are given much weight, and qualities such as "creativity", "specialty", and "service" are stressed. The analysis on the educational objectives of the selected colleges of engineering listed in this study may serve as a substantial basis for setting future goals and making decisions for quality engineering education in the colleges of engineering.

국내 대학과 외국대학의 공과대학들이 설정하고 있는 교육목표들의 현황과 특징을 살펴보았다. 대부분의 국내 공과대학들이 능력을 갖춘 인력 배출, 엔지니어로서의 기본 자질 교육, 높은 수준의 교육환경 실현을 목표로 설정하고 있다. 많은 외국 공과대학들은 "리더십"과 "진취성"에 많은 비중을 두고 있고, "창의성"과 "전문성"을 그리고 "봉사"를 강조하고 있는 추세이다. 외국과 국내 공과대학 교육목표는 특징이나 강조점에서 유사한 점이 많았다. 이들 교육목표에 대한 자료들은 장차 공과대학들이 지향하는 방향을 검토하는데 기초 자료가 될 수 있을 것이다.

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