The global pandemic has caused most industries, including engineering, to adapt, adjust, and innovate their digitization techniques. On today’s episode of Innovation in the Classroom, I am joined by two engineering industry professionals, Michelle Boucher and Sirin Tekinay.  

Michelle Boucher is the VP of Research for Engineering Practices at Tech-Clarity and Sirin Tekinay is the Dean of the College of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah. Both women have amazing insights into how the global pandemic has impacted engineering professionals, students, and teachers. The current pace of digitalization in the industry is affecting how prepared engineering students are when they enter the workforce and engineering education has begun to adjust its curriculum accordingly. 

Sirin provides a fascinating take from the academia side of digitalization in engineering, addressing the mental health impacts of online classes for students, the adjustments that students have had to make in their projects, and her advice to simulate a campus experience. Michelle’s knowledge as a researcher brings in the industry point of view. She dives into the newfound importance of business skills in the engineering industry, the global consistencies she has found between universities, and what she believes is the key to preparing students to enter the industry as it rapidly becomes more digitized. 

Tune in to learn how engineering education and industry are aligning, finding dissonance, and what Michelle and Sirin recommend for joint success. 

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