Integration in engineering education

Abstract

The need for integrating engineering, science and various other disciplines in the engineering curriculum has long been the interest of engineering educators. An inherent problem is that many components of the engineering curriculum even within the same discipline remain separate and it is hoped that these concepts will all amalgamate in students mind when they graduate. At present, there are numerous initiatives presented in literature for exposing students to an integrated curriculum. In our institution, initiatives for such curricular change are underway. However, a trial run was necessary to establish learning and educational goals and to identify potential implementation difficulties earlier. This paper presents such pilot initiative which involved students and lecturers of different disciplines.