ABSTRACT

The paper outlines the case for a body of knowledge for civil engineering systems engineers to include, alongside its primary focus on engineering and technology, supplementary strands from the liberal arts. A case is made for future thought leaders in civil engineering systems to be exposed to a body of knowledge that goes well beyond current UK engineering undergraduate content, providing the formation for a lifetime career in the design, planning, development and administration of infrastructure and cities systems. This would equip systems engineers with empathy and understanding of the social, economic, governance, cultural, philosophical, historic, and business context behind complex civil engineering systems and enhance skills in analysis, synthesis, collaboration, leadership, and communication skills. A set of exemplar modules is provided to complement the engineering and technology content of post-graduate systems courses.

摘要

本文概述了土木工程系统工程师的知识体系，除了主要侧重于工程和技术外，还包括通识教育的补充知识。有理由认为，土木工程系统中的未来思想领袖要接触的知识要远远超出当前英国工程学本科课程的知识范围，从而为基础设施和城市的设计，规划，开发和管理提供终身职业的基础系统。这将使系统工程师对复杂的土木工程系统背后的社会，经济，治理，文化，哲学，历史和商业环境具有同理心和理解，并增强分析，综合，协作，领导和沟通技巧。