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279 lines
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abstract: 'From the unique `Gurukula'' style of teaching prevailed during the Vedic
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period, education as on date has evolved to the most modern concept of
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e-learning. The method of imparting knowledge through coexistence of
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teacher and students in ancient times has been transformed to such an
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extent where the direct physical interaction between students and
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teacher is not at all required. However, it is a fact that we are still
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accustomed to the traditional way of classroom teaching, memory checking
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tests, compulsory attendance etc. even in our post graduate level of
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technical education. Teaching pattern followed in high school level is
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followed in the same intensity even at engineering colleges. It is well
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known that science and mathematics are important tools of engineering
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programme but they are not themselves sufficient for one''s success as an
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engineer. As world''s dependence on technology is increasing
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tremendously, the need of the hour is to mould engineering graduates
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with adequate skills and will power required to explore and exploit the
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new opportunities of the world and thereby to contribute successfully
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towards the social and economic prosperity of our country. This paper
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makes a humble attempt to uncover the limitations of current engineering
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education and also tries to put forward some proactive measures to
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attain the desired results.
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It is a fact that the technological advancement we had made is not used
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up to the full potential in the field of education. The factors that
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restrain engineering colleges from doing so may be listed as financial
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constraints, lack of professionalism, method of `result-oriented''
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teaching rather than knowledge based teaching and shortage of skilled
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teaching manpower. Serious exploration of the following areas will be
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required to overcome some of the above deficiencies felt in the current
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engineering education:
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1. Thrust on Research \& Development
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2. Entrepreneurship development programmes
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3. Social informatics
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4. Electronic Technology
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5. Industry-oriented education and Institute -industry interface
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The judgement regarding the intellectual capability of technical
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professionals can be done on the basis of research work carried out in
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their respective countries. For every one lakh people, there are 150
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researchers in India while the same is 3800 in US. Number of patents per
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one million is approximated as one in India where as it is 289 in US.
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Today''s engineers in the computer and IT field are well settled with
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their jobs after graduation. Due to the high salary and lucrative
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facilities offered by various IT companies, fields like research,
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teaching etc. are ignored by youth. One of the reasons for above
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backwardness is the lack of orientation given in the field of research
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during their graduation. A remarkable progress can surely be made if
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they are given motivation in pursuing career in the filed of research
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and teaching during their graduation. Availability of highly skilled and
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research-oriented teaching faculty is a necessity for inculcating the
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flair of research to fresh engineers. Thrust on research should be
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assured for assignments and project work carried out by the engineers
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during their course of study. Research-oriented learning makes our youth
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capable of out-of-the-box thinking and therefore innovative ideas will
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be generated even at student level. As a result, teaching faculty will
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also be equally benefited.
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Tomorrow''s success is highly guaranteed for those engineering
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professionals who can address the entrepreneurial requirements and
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balance them with the specialized technological competencies. The skills
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and knowledge required to become a successful entrepreneur is not given
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due importance in the current engineering curriculum. Presently,
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entrepreneurship is taught only in business schools, but now the
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situation demands the same to be incorporated sufficiently in
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engineering curriculum. This will help an engineer to develop business
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skills along with technical skills so that opportunities can be
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efficiently transformed into workable business models.
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Social informatics relates to the interaction between society and
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information-communication technologies (ICT). Addition of social
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informatics to engineering curriculum will help IT professionals to
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increase their accountability in social, cultural, political,
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economical, legal and ethical areas where their technical competencies
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will be applied. The other advantage is the extension of learning
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process beyond the classroom to the society and developing a sense of
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caring for others.
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We are now blessed with the latest networking technologies like
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Internet, Intranet, Cloud computing, Wi-fi etc. It is with concern to
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mention that most of the engineering colleges had made use of the above
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technologies for improving their administrative efficiency and not for
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bettering academic efficiency of students. Educational institutions
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should embrace latest networking technologies in developing new learning
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platform. Since jobs become more and more insecure and mid life career
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changes are frequent, lifelong learning is becoming an essential
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requirement for engineering professionals. This situation can be
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effectively utilised by engineering colleges for conducting virtual
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classrooms for practising engineers that can yield financial advantage
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for teaching faculty and college as well.
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It is often said that engineering may be the only professional course
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largely taught by non-practitioners. Hence institute-industry interface,
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can very well compensate the missing link of industrial exposure.
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Industries today demand teamwork from fresh recruited engineers whereas
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teamwork is given less priority in the current engineering curriculum.
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Industry being the end user of engineering graduates, restructuring of
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the curriculum in line with industrial demands may also be tried out.
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Adaptability to industrial environment is a main factor for the
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successful discharge of an engineer''s responsibilities. Universities
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must recognise the fact that industry is their main client and hence
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students must be given ample opportunities to interact with industries.
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Industry-oriented learning for engineering students is almost like a
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`give and take policy'' since both industries as well as students is
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equally benefited.
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India had made a remarkable progress in recent years especially in the
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service sector. Global community is well aware of our mettle in IT and
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BPO industries. The unique advantage we are having is the pool of
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skilled manpower, which we would need to grow consistently in order to
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sustain our competitive edge in current market scenario. Now we have to
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aim for an equilibrium in which we should focus equally on R\&D sector
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along with BPO. More than 200 companies listed in the fortune 500
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companies had already established their R\&D facilities in India. To
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accelerate India''s growth as a hub for R\&D, availability of employable
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engineers with passion for research is utmost essential. This requires
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additional infrastructure and faculty requirement as well as radical
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changes in current technical education system. The stage is now set for
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industry experts, academia think tanks and top brass of government
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policy makers to review the existing engineering education and to
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initiate debate and discussions to enhance the quality of education. It
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is presumed that this paper will be an eye opener for the above purpose.
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This paper discusses the different challenges faced by the engineering
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education systems and suggestions based on various alternative
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strategies are discussed which can easily be incorporated into the
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engineering curricula; the introduction of which makes the system
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complete in all meaning.'
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affiliation: 'Ali, A (Corresponding Author), Ilahia Coll Engn \& Technol, Dept Informat
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Technol, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India.
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Ali, Asha; Aliyar, Liyamol, Ilahia Coll Engn \& Technol, Dept Informat Technol,
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Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India.'
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author: Ali, Asha and Aliyar, Liyamol
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author-email: 'ashaali2002@gmail.com
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liyanousheer@gmail.com'
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author_list:
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- family: Ali
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given: Asha
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- family: Aliyar
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given: Liyamol
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book-group-author: IEEE
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booktitle: '2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION: INNOVATIVE
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PRACTICES AND FUTURE TRENDS (AICERA)'
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da: '2023-09-28'
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files: []
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isbn: 978-1-4673-2267-6
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keywords: 'Engineering Education; Social Informatics; Industry-Institute Interface;
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Entrepreneurship; Research; Industrial oriented teaching and learning'
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language: English
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note: 'IEEE International Conference on Engineering Education - Innovative
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Practices and Future Trends (AICERA), Amal Jyothi Coll Engn, Kottayam,
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INDIA, JUL 19-21, 2012'
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number-of-cited-references: '11'
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orcid-numbers: Ali, Asha/0009-0006-0479-9595
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papis_id: 4260de122636c112ce7ecbf97703acc8
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ref: Ali2012reengineeringict
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Re-engineering of ICT Engineering Education
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type: proceedings
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unique-id: WOS:000312406000052
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '37'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering,
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Electrical \& Electronic'
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year: '2012'
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