• DocumentCode
    3199858
  • Title

    Are engineering students decreasing? A Spanish case study

  • Author

    Blázquez, Manuel ; Castro, Manuel ; Tovar, Edmundo ; Llamas, Martín ; Plaza, Inmaculada ; Meier, Russ

  • Author_Institution
    Technol. Dept., Inst. “Ramiro de Maeztu”, Madrid, Spain
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4-6 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    242
  • Lastpage
    251
  • Abstract
    There is an idea that engineering degrees are experiencing a decrease in number of students. This is a fact that has concerned many worldwide engineering societies. The reasons may be based in a loss of motivation among students to begin a difficult career, in spite of great expectations jobs proposed from the society. However, this paper offers some data that could change this thought, particularly in Spain. Figures, demographical statistics, students´ opinions and university data can give an answer to the question of enrollment and provide some conclusions why engineering careers are less demanded from students. Is it real or just myth?
  • Keywords
    engineering education; human factors; engineering careers; engineering degrees; engineering society; engineering students; Certification; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Graphics; Training; attracting; education; engineering degrees; young students;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Amman
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-642-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773144
  • Filename
    5773144