posted on 2021-11-29, 11:19authored byDr. Kehdinga George Fomunyam
Engineering was defined by the Royal Academy of
engineering as the creative use of scientific principles to invent,
design, build, maintain and improve structures, machines,
devices, systems materials and processes. From the creation of
simple tools to the complex engineering machineries which
abounds now, the journey has been chronicled into series of
epoch Industrial revolutions are periods in modern human
history where innovative technologies are used in ensuring rapid
change in the socio-economic condition of people globally. The
fourth industrial revolution is an era of massive technological
breakthrough. The era is driven by technologies such as
automation and robotics, additive manufacturing and the
industrial internet. This study conceptualized the language of
engineering education in the era of the fourth industrial
revolution as the means through which the knowledge of
engineering education is communicated. Findings from the study
revealed that the industrial revolution is responsible for some
changes in engineering education and it has with it immense
opportunities for the conduct of the discipline. Some of the
opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution on engineering
education is the overhauling of production processes, the
possibility of remote monitoring of engineering projects will also
be made possible as a result of the technologies brought about by
the fourth industrial revolution The study therefore recommends
that that efforts be intensified on developing the languages in
which engineering education is communicated in the fourth
industrial revolution