Engineering Education in Canadian Universities

1. INTRODUCTION

• This report sets forth principles and policies that the Canadian Academy of Engineering feels should guide the evolution of engineering education in Canada and makes recommendations for their implementation.

• This is a companion document to the report on "Engineering Research in Canadian Universities" [1] issued by the Academy in December, 1991. For convenience, some of the points raised in that report are integrated into this document.

1.1. - The Role of the Academy in Engineering Education

1.2. - The Current Ferment in Engineering Education

1.3. - What is Engineering?

1.4. - Goals of Engineering Education