关键词: 复杂性科学, 高等工程教育, 工科学生

Abstract: This study investigated whether the complex science was integrated or should be integrated into current undergraduate engineering education from the perspective of the students by a questionnaire and its analysis using SPSS to 422 undergraduate engineering students from a university in Chongqing, and compared the relative studies in the US and Australia. Its found that:the students lay a good foundation in mathematics, physics and engineering of our engineering education, but the science technology education and the general education for engineering students are still weak;undergraduate engineering education is deficient in interdisciplinary education and emerging technology;the students have mastered some problem solving skills and learning strategies, but the comprehensive training of core competencies is not emphasized enough;however, the students have come to realize the importance and necessity of incorporating complexity science into engineering education model and the undergraduates engineering curriculum. Therefore, there is need for a transformation of traditional engineering education model and a change in the current engineering curriculum, in order to adapt to the complicated and changeable world.

Key words: complexity science, higher engineering education, engineering student