Effects of New Engineering Paradigm on University Education Programs

The first decade of this century brought paradigm change in product centered engineering. As result of a long integration process, the new paradigm of product lifecycle management established modeling methodology which is suitable for robust and efficient management of product information for wide range of engineering activities. This paper introduces an analysis of the new paradigm from the point of view of teaching and learning processes in university programs. Following this, new education challenges are identified and discussed and new demanded features for course programs are analyzed. Practice orientation of education is emphasized in a theory and methodology enriched engineering environment.