Experiential learning: Developing the next generation of engineers

By Ryan Eaton

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Goodhart’s law, coined in reference to monetary policy, is readily applicable to engineering education. When students begin optimizing their study habits to pass an exam rather than understanding and applying the material in the real world, we risk producing graduates who are good at being students but do not know what it means to be an engineer.