ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308490

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

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In essence, the paper defends, from different points of view, the existence of a synergy between research and education. The synergism thesis requires the institutional acceptance of two principles: (i) education of engineers as the creation of a pro-innovation attitude; and (ii) research as an open-minded compromising attitude with progress of valuable knowledge. Based on these premises, this paper denies the existence of a good research–bad teaching paradox and instead claims that research-oriented centres are better prepared to boost modern engineering skills and foster innovation attitudes, including motivation for entrepreneurship. The contribution concludes with the corollary that the well-known European paradox on innovation (good research - little innovation) will progressively disappear as the concept of synergy between good research and good education is extended.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308508

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

数据来源: Taylor

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The following paper is a summary of one chapter from the book by William A. Weimer, Learning to Manage in a Complex Organization , ISBN 9036512441, Twente University Press, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, The Netherlands. e-mail tup@utwente.nl.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308517

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

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Co-operation between university and industry for technology transfer is not only useful for industry, but also for students. In the Fraunhofer Institute of the author, about 40 projects annually for individual companies as well as co-operative research projects with many partners for international programmes such as EUREKA, ESPRIT and LEONARDO are carried out. Students are involved in many ways, as part-time assistants or during their intermediate and diploma thesis projects as well as PhD theses, and contribute significantly to the research and development. By being members of a team of professionals they learn about their later work in industry to the extent that they get ideas for planning their careers and even consider becoming entrepreneurs themselves.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308526

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

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The US Semiconductor Industries Association, Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Institute and Department of Defense have jointly established a pioneering new long range research effort identified as the Focus Center Research Program (FCRP). In late 1998 the Interconnect Focus Center (IFC) was established at MIT, Stanford University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, State University of New York at Albany, Cornell University and Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) with GIT serving as the prime contracting university. The overarching goal of the IFC is to discover and invent new solutions that will enable the US semiconductor industry to transcend known limits on interconnections (between billions of transistors in a single silicon microchip) that would otherwise decelerate or halt the historical rate of progress of semiconductor technology.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308535

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

数据来源: Taylor

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In the engineering profession we need to reflect continually on the students we are training, their suitability and ability to become the next generation of engineers, facing an ever-changing future. We need to face our responsibility in helping to develop the skills required for graduates of tomorrow and ensuring that we are not losing our best students to other professions. A survey has been conducted at Imperial College highlighting problem areas of students at risk from demotivation within engineering courses. Forty students who had not completed their course at the college were surveyed and 10 students were interviewed. The issues they raised have been analysed and intervention strategies have been identified which are presently being developed at the college as part of the ongoing quality improvement of courses. It is hoped that the approaches discussed can be disseminated further within Imperial College and to other universities.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308544

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

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In this paper we discuss an ongoing project to produce teaching materials for first-year university mechanics on the Internet. The material produced so far, has been Web-based. The aim of the project is to broaden the scope of present-day courses in mechanics. Experience gained in the project can then be used to develop material in other branches of physics.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308553

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

数据来源: Taylor

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Training in process and plant design is an essential feature of biochemical engineering education. Training is also an accreditation requirement. The requisite training is provided through a selection of design-relevant courses and a design project of substantial scope. This article outlines the rationale for meaningful training in engineering design and considers the structuring, the expectations and the resources needs of biochemical engineering design education. Biochemical engineering differs in important ways from its chemical engineering parent discipline and this needs to be taken into account in developing a relevant design training programme for biochemical or bioprocess engineers.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308562

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/030437900308571

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:2000

数据来源: Taylor