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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 2:00 PM

Video: Why Engineering Needs to Raise the Bar

“Raise the Bar” is a catchphrase coined for the initiative to increase the qualifications required for licensure as a professional engineer after 2020. There is a recently crafted eight-minute video available on You Tube. If you haven’t...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:46 PM

Would Two Levels of Engineering Licensure Work in the U.S.?

A recent blog posting described the adoption by the United Kingdom Engineering Council of a master’s degree or equivalent as the educational qualification required for the chartered engineer title. This process has evolved over the past 15 years...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:52 PM

UK Raises the Engineering Education Bar for Chartered Engineers

In February, 2012, the United Kingdom Engineering Council raised the bar with respect to engineering education requirements to become a chartered engineer. The new requirements are as follows: Underpinning Knowledge and Understanding The knowledge, understanding...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:53 AM

NSPE Engineering Body of Knowledge Outline: A First Draft

The NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee has been charged with formulating an Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK) applicable to all engineering disciplines. A Body of Knowledge is defined as the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:11 AM

Faculty Licensure: How Can We Increase the Numbers?

Licensure among engineering faculty members has been on the decline in many institutions for decades. There are a number of reasons for this, some of which are as follows: Blurring of engineering and science. Many faculty members with Ph.D.s in engineering...
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:08 PM

The 80% Myth in the Engineering Profession – Part II

An earlier article addressed the often claimed myth in the engineering profession that 80% of engineering graduates work as engineers in industry. That article didn’t present any data, just a compelling hypothesis that engineering graduates go into...
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:19 PM

NSPE Adopts Position Statement on Engineering Education Outcomes

At its April 2010 Board of Directors meeting, NSPE adopted a new position statement advocating that certain engineering education outcomes be attained by engineers of all disciplines who become licensed professional engineers. These outcomes, listed below...
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Monday, January 25, 2010 9:45 AM

Master’s or Equivalent: Education Impacts

This is the third in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul...
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