| Summary: | Can engineers be educated more effectively, and if so, how would it be done, was the question at the heart of
this study. The research investigated alternative ways of educating engineers, compared them with the
current way of educating engineers at the North-West University Faculty of Engineering, and envisions a
more effective way of educating engineers. It also recommends an improvement strategy based on business
improvement principles, as an Engineering faculty is seen as a business with its core process being the
education of engineers. An engineering education process model was developed to use as a measuring and
comparison tool, and to give structure to the transformation vision. To achieve improvement of engineering
education in the faculty, it is recommended that the further work be defined and managed as a business
reengineering project, using project management and Business Process Reengineering methodology,
supported by change management strategies. === Thesis (M. Ing. (Development and Management))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
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