An Industry View of Engineering Education

Abstract Global competition has imposed severe competitive pressures on the nation's employers and drastically changed their management processes. These developments require equally drastic changes in the process of educating engineers. Schools that improve their graduates' preparation for today's engineering environment—through total quality management, continuous process improvement and other management methods—will continue to rank as vital national resources. Adoption of these methods, however, will require fundamental changes in the curricula, advisory boards and other pillars of traditional academe. Industry is prepared to help.