Descriptions of engineering: student and engineering practitioner perspectives

Author

Sheppard, Sheri D. ; Silva, M.K.

Author_Institution

Carnegie Found. for the Advancement of Teaching, Menlo Park, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Abstract

In this paper descriptions of two of the stakeholder groups in engineering (engineering students and engineer) are presented. These descriptions are at the national level and consist of demographic and practice data. They enable us to develop a picture of possible paths of engineering students as they enter the workforce. The years of focus are 1996 and 1997, the most recent years where there are complete data on both students and practitioners. In addition these descriptions serve as background for the next stages of the study of engineering education currently ongoing at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Keywords

employment; engineering education; Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; career paths; demographic data; engineer; engineering descriptions; engineering education; engineering student demographics; engineering students; engineering workforce; practice data; student enrollment; student graduation; Demography; Educational programs; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Guidelines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6669-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2001.963733

Filename

963733