Kettering University was honored today by a visit and talk by C.C. Chan. Dr. Chan is a distinguished innovator and leader in the field of electrical engineering and electric vehicle design. He holds nine patens and has authored or coauthored 11 books and more than 300 papers. Dr. Chan spoke on the topic “Philosophy of Engineering and Challenges of Engineering Education”
One point made by Dr. Chan addressed a common question asked by Kettering students. What is success? Dr. Chan commented that in English, “success” could, by the inclusion of a handful of lines, be transformed into three dollar signs, two cent signs, and the euro symbol - “$U¢¢€$$”
Instead of this standard, Dr. Chan suggested five I’s for defining success. Inspiration, imagination, innovation, integration, implementation, and finally investment, he said, are essential components of successful engineering education.
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