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

Jeong, Eun-Soo (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Seo, Jong-Wook (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Lee, Jae-Ho (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Lee, Yoon-Mi (Hongik University, College of Education)
Yoon, Soon-Jong (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Kim, Byung-Joo (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Chung, Joon-Ki (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Han, Byoung-Kee (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Chung, Chung-Gui (Hongik University, College of Engineering)
Publication Information
Journal of Engineering Education Research / v.11, no.3, 2008 , pp. 44-53 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Education objectives of the college of engineering; Supply of manpower with professional abilities; Education of the basic competence of engineers; Educational environments; Leadership; Innovation;
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