Changing profession: Evolving work and the future of engineering education - Science and Society Lecture
5:30pm - 6:30pm /
Tuesday 17th May 2016
/ Venue: Leggate Theatre Victoria Gallery & Museum
- +44 (0) 151 795 0447
- Mathilde Chapal
- Admission: This event is free, but please register for tickets.
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Tim Ibell, Associate Dean of Faculty of Engineering, University of Bath and President, Institution of Structural Engineers for 2015
The Digital revolution is driving the most profound change ever to engineering profession with software performing complex manipulations which until recently represented the day job for most structural engineers.
As this profession enters a new and creative era, education must change quickly if it is to supply appropriately educated graduates.
The necessity for engineers to focus their expertise in the field of sums is being eroded rapidly, given advances in technology. What is emerging is a necessity for a human engineer to do the sorts of things at which humans are quite brilliant and computers come second, namely creative problem solving. The profession is moving to the fun, creative, ideas exploration end of the spectrum in order to add value to clients’ needs.
Professor Tim Ibell, will suggest ways in which we might think about achieving this.
The Digital revolution is driving the most profound change ever to engineering profession with software performing complex manipulations which until recently represented the day job for most structural engineers.
As this profession enters a new and creative era, education must change quickly if it is to supply appropriately educated graduates.
The necessity for engineers to focus their expertise in the field of sums is being eroded rapidly, given advances in technology. What is emerging is a necessity for a human engineer to do the sorts of things at which humans are quite brilliant and computers come second, namely creative problem solving. The profession is moving to the fun, creative, ideas exploration end of the spectrum in order to add value to clients’ needs.
Professor Tim Ibell, will suggest ways in which we might think about achieving this.