Taxonomy for Engineering

To expand the capacity of individual and organization for Best Performance

Definitions:
Knowledge: “Historically shared knowledge” that defines the subject matter of a particular discipline. It is not static; Changes are made as new ideas and evidence are accepted by the scholarly community. The term Knowledge to reflect our belief that disciplines are constantly changing and evolving in terms of the knowledge that shares a consensus of acceptance within discipline.

Taxonomy for engineering can be represented in a two dimensions, namely Knowledge dimension and Cognitive Process dimension.

1. Factual Knowledge: Knowledge of discrete, isolated content elements- “bits of information”. It includes knowledge of Terminology and knowledge of Specific details and Elements.

2. Conceptual Knowledge: Knowledge of more complex, organized knowledge forms” It includes knowledge of Classification and categories, Principles and generalizations, and Theories, models and structures.

3. Procedural Knowledge: “Knowledge of how to do something” It include Knowledge of Skills and Algorithms, Techniques and models, as well as knowledge of criteria used to determine and /or justify “when to do what” within specific domains and disciplines.

4. Metagognitive knowledge: “Knowledge about cognition in general as well as awareness of and knowledge about one’s own cognition” It encompasses Strategic knowledge; knowledge about cognitive tasks, including contextual and conditional knowledge; and self-knowledge. Of course, certain aspects of metacognitive knowledge are not the same as knowledge that is defined consensually by experts.

1. Remember: It means to retrieve relevant knowledge from long-term memory. It includes Recognizing and Recalling.

2. Understand: It is defines as constructing the meaning of instructional messages, including oral, written and graphic communication. It includes Interpreting, Exemplifying, Classifying, Summarizing, Inferring, Comparing and Explaining.

3. Apply: Apply means carrying out or using a procedure in a given situation. It includes Executing and Implementing.

4. Analyze: It is breaking material into its constituent parts and determine how the parts are related to one another as well as to an overall structure or purpose. It includes Differentiating, Organizing and Attributing.

5. Evaluate[/b]: Evaluate means making judgements based on criteria and / or standards. It includes Checking and Critiquing.

[b]6. Create: Create is putting elements together to form a novel, coherent whole or to make an original product. It includes Generating, Planning and Producing.

[b]Categorisation of knowledge within this framework [/
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 Helps to organize the knowledge which helps subconscious mind for faster retrieval. This lead to better IQ and better “First thing first”

 Provides a common way of thinking about and a common vocabulary that enhances communication among engineers.

 Makes working environment and life easier

For learning purposes, subject matter content must be “packaged” in some way. Examples of packaging include textbooks, courses and, increasingly, multimedia packages. Packaging involves selecting and organizing content so it can be presented in “forms that are pedagogically powerful and yet adaptive to the variations in ability and background presented by the learners.