Transcript An Initiative In Improving Knowledge Transfer In

An Initiative In Improving Knowledge Transfer In Engineering
Education
Spuzic, S
UICEE, FACULTY ENGINEERING, 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM ON ENGINEERING
AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, FORUM
PROCEEDINGS; pp: 41-45; Vol: ##
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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Summary
One amongst the key problems in education is the transfer of knowledge. The rapid
growth in the engineering knowledge invokes questions such as: how this expanding
stock can be efficiently delivered. Simultaneously, an expansion in interdisciplinary
communication gives a spurt to requirements for faster transmitting of knowledge. It
would be paradoxical to state that the above phenomena present problems in
education. More appropriate, the mere growth of the knowledge stock, and the bare
occurrence of multidisciplinary communication are necessary, but not sufficient
conditions for improvement in knowledge transfer. However helpful, the development
of artificial intelligence can lead into curious labyrinths. in this work some significant
hindrances in transferring knowledge are described, and ideas for suppressing these
problems are suggested. Ambiguity, monotony and voluminousness of information,
are detrimental in this age of rapid communication. An experiment, involving
university students in engineering, showed an evidence of improved motivation when
explicitness, attractiveness and conciseness were attempted. The suggested diagnoses
and solutions are drawn from knowledge communication in engineering practice,
research and education.
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