Engineering’s curriculums between market demands pull & technology push

Abstract

Engineering is considered as a prominent subject of education in universities around the globe, the graduates of engineering are usually professionals, technologists, engineers, marketing agents and project managers. Industry and Economy in general are profoundly depending on technology, more over technology itself is developing so rapid  to accommodate the needs of industry – this process called “demand pull” for technology ,  on the other hand . Engineering services and tools  are   pushed into new edges of technology to survive and to compete among other  technological competitors, which is called “technology push”. Teaching and learning technology have the same context and influence  as for industry, this reflexive relation will affects directly the engineering educational techniques  . Engineering curriculums and teaching / training methodologies must be modified to accommodate the highly pace developing in technology.. The academic institutions must recognize these two technology forces on society ( Demand Pull, Technology Push), and take them in consideration, to produce graduates that can work in modern tools and devices, This paper concludes by proposing a framework for curriculum development that ensures graduates are not only market-ready but also capable of leading future technological transformations.