Title :
How to Become a Graduate Biomedical Engineeinr France
Author :
Rieu, R. ; Plihon, B.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Super. d´Ing. de Luminy, Marseille
Abstract :
In France, to be an engineer first means to exert a profession that requires a good level of technical expertise, directly or indirectly bound to producing goods or services for the community. An engineer designs new products, has a manufacturing responsibility or is a project manager. He may discuss technologies and methods being used or argue about them if need be. That´s how he differs from a lower level technician who only implements in conformance with guidelines. To be an engineer has a second meaning: earning the engineering degree after rather long training period (usually 5 years of studies, an equivalent of a Master degree), with a curriculum that includes a balance of scientific, technical and even economic studies. We stress these two definitions since they sometimes don´t overlap within companies: -It is possible to get an engineering job without having an engineering degree. -The career of graduate engineers often leads them to managerial positions where technical aspects may disappear or, at least, be reduced.
Keywords :
biomedical education; Ecole Superieure d´Ingenieurs de Luminy; France; biomedical engineer graduate; biomedical engineering education; Biomedical engineering; Design engineering; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Guidelines; Management training; Manufacturing; Occupational stress; Product design; Project management; Biomedical Engineering; Curriculum; Education, Graduate; France; Universities;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352985