Title :
An approach to increase graduate school enrollment in engineering
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Abstract :
In order to encourage prospective students to consider graduate school, some senior undergraduate lab projects have been designed to give the student an introduction to the type of projects available to the electrical engineering graduate. Projects in the areas of pulsed power, image processing, neural networks, optical computing, and plasma research are available. Special lab projects provide the student with the opportunity to become acquainted with the faculty advisor and possible thesis topics. These lab projects provide the student with a better understanding of the available career options. Three projects are described and the objectives of each is discussed
Keywords :
education; electrical engineering; laboratories; project engineering; career options; electrical engineering; graduate school enrollment; image processing; neural networks; optical computing; plasma research; pulsed power; senior undergraduate lab projects; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Image processing; Neural networks; Optical computing; Optical pulses; Personnel; Plasma materials processing; Power engineering and energy;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Region 5 Conference, 1988: 'Spanning the Peaks of Electrotechnology'
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO
DOI :
10.1109/REG5.1988.15919
