Summary of innovations in electrical engineering curricula

Author

Orr, John A. ; Eisenstein, Bruce A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

131

Lastpage

135

Abstract

Two aspects of innovation in electrical engineering education are summarized: the membership and goals of the NSF Engineering Education Coalitions, and innovations implemented at individual schools. The latter summary results from responses to a survey of electrical engineering department heads. Responses from 35 schools were received; they are organized in this report under the categories of major program/curriculum revisions, curricular revisions, first-year experience, undergraduate engineering design experience, course innovations, and innovations in graduate education. Also reported are issues in electrical engineering education that merit attention, as reported by the department heads responding to the survey

Keywords

education; educational courses; electrical engineering; NSF Engineering Education Coalitions; course innovations; curricular revisions; electrical engineering curricula; electrical engineering education; first-year experience; graduate education innovations; major program/curriculum revisions; undergraduate engineering design experience; Cities and towns; Costs; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electrical engineering; Electrical engineering education; Engineering education; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.284983

Filename

284983