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Engineering Education Quality Assurance

A Global Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Arun Patil

    1. Fac. Sciences, Engineering & Health, CQUniversity, Mackay MC, Australia

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  2. Peter Gray

    1. United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, U.S.A.

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  • Provides a global perspective on engineering education quality assurance

  • Covers the fundamental elements of existing quality assurance schemes and the issues surrounding the development and implementation of these schemes

  • Provides a comprehensive review of the past and present efforts related to quality assurance in engineering education

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Overview/History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Background of Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Engineering Education

      • Peter J. Gray, Arun Patil, Gary Codner
      Pages 3-25

  4. Issues and Challenges (Country/Institutional Perspectives)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 86-86
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    2. Quality Assurance in Engineering Education and Modernization of Higher Education in Russia

      • A. Chuchalin, O. Boev, A. Kriushova
      Pages 87-95

    3. Quality Assurance in Vietnam’s Engineering Education

      • Hao V. Le, Kim D. Nguyen
      Pages 97-106

    4. Quality Assurance for the Engineering Paraprofessional in Thailand

      • Kalayanee Jitgarun, Paiboon Kiattikomol, Anuvat Tongsakul
      Pages 107-119

    5. Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Chile: National and Engineering Dimensions

      • Mario F. Letelier, Patricio V. Poblete, Rosario Carrasco, Ximena Vargas
      Pages 121-131

    6. Quality Assurance of Engineering Education in Sweden

      • Johan Malmqvist, Aija Sadurskis
      Pages 133-143

    7. Assessment of Engineering Education Quality: An Indian Perspective

      • R. Natarajan
      Pages 145-151

    8. Quality Issues Facing Malaysian Higher Learning Institutions: A Case Study of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

      • M. Puteh, S. M. Daud, N. H. Mahmood, N. A. Azli
      Pages 153-162

    9. Quality Assurance in Engineering Education in the United States

      • Lance Schachterle, Chrysanthe Demetry, John A. Orr
      Pages 163-180

    10. Quality Assurance in Engineering Education: An All-round Perspective

      • Kin Wai Michael Siu
      Pages 181-189

    11. Engineering Education Quality Assurance: The Essential Pillar of Higher Education Reform in Lithuania

      • A. V. Valiulis, D. Valiulis
      Pages 191-198

  5. General Approaches and Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 200-200
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About this book

With the rapid globalization of higher education as well as related changes in social, political, economic, and other conditions over the last 25 years there have been ever increasing expectations for higher education, in general, and Engineering Education, in particular. These expectations are often expressed in terms of the need for Quality Assurance locally, regionally, and globally. In some cases, there is a long tradition of independence and self-regulation of higher education institutions and programs. In other contexts, there has been c- siderable governmental regulation and disciplinary direction over time. The authors in this volume represent essentially all continents and 15 different countries. The common issues that they raise and their accounts of past, present, and future ch- lenges provide a snapshot of the current state of Quality Assurance in higher edu- tion and Engineering Education. This volume begins with an overview of the history and background of Quality Assurance in higher education and Engineering Education over the last century. The discussion of the historical, philosophical, political, and social background of Quality Assurance sets the stage for the other chapters. Following this broad brush stoke introduction, in the next part of the book, authors describe the general issues and challenges facing Quality Assurance in the twenty-first century from both regional and national perspectives. These authors have extensive experience in the area of Quality Assurance and have observed its growth and develop first hand over many years.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fac. Sciences, Engineering & Health, CQUniversity, Mackay MC, Australia

    Arun Patil

  • United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, U.S.A.

    Peter Gray

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Engineering Education Quality Assurance

  • Book Subtitle: A Global Perspective

  • Editors: Arun Patil, Peter Gray

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0555-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0554-3Published: 21 September 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8452-4Published: 26 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0555-0Published: 16 September 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 316

  • Topics: Job Careers in Science and Engineering, Science Education, Engineering, general

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