Tag Term: professional development

IMPORTANCE OF THE NON-TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Jul 05 2011

[By Merlin Kirschenman, P.E., CPC, M.ASCE, M. AIC,  Professor Emeritus, NDSU] The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has been a leader in “raising the bar” for the education of civil engineers.     In 2001, ASCE established the Task Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice.  During a decade of work on raising the requirements for…

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Time for Action for Engineering Education Reform

Mar 04 2011

This is a summary of an article on reforming engineering education that is scheduled to be published in the “Leadership and Management in Engineering” journal, July 2011 issue.  It is posted on behalf of its author, Merlin D. Kirchenman, P.E., CPC, M.ASCE, M.AIC.   The topic of reforming engineering education has been studied and debated…

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What’s on your mind?

Apr 26 2010

Welcome to the LME Live blog!  What topics and issues on leadership and management in civil engineering interest you right now?  What would you like to see discussed here?  The LME editors and editorial board members want to hear from you, and want to provide information, links, discussions, and other content that interests you.  Tell us…

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