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Engineering undergraduate education / Panel on Undergraduate Engineering Education, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Engineering education and practice in the United States.
- Engineering education and practice in the United States
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering--Study and teaching--United States.
- Engineering.
- Technical education--United States.
- Technical education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (101 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Engineering Undergraduate Education
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1 The Goals of Undergraduate Engineering Education
- CURRICULAR CHANGE
- FACULTY ROLE
- 2 Undergraduate Students
- DEMOGRAPHIC FORCES
- The Population Base
- Applications to Engineering Programs
- Influences on Admissions
- Elasticity
- Transfer Students
- FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
- Insufficient Time Commitment
- Low Expectations of Students
- Lack of Student Interest in Science and Mathematics
- Diminished Incentives
- Teacher Shortages
- Failure of Leadership
- THE INCREASING ROLE OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
- Preparation for Engineering
- Aptitudes
- Professional Acceptance
- Need for Support
- Special Problems of Women Students
- Incentives
- CO-OP EDUCATION
- Co-op Students
- Employers
- Institutional Considerations
- Problems With Co-op Programs
- Possible Improvements
- FACTORS INFLUENCING GRADUATE STUDY
- Faculty Influence
- Stimulating Interest in Graduate Study
- Financial Considerations
- THE ROLE OF MINORITIES: PRESENT AND FUTURE
- The Minority Share in Engineering
- Loss of Interest in Science and Math
- Asian-Americans
- Barriers to Entry Into Engineering
- Support of Minorities
- Standards of Performance
- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 3 Faculty
- STUDENT:FACULTY RATIOS
- Consequences of High Student:Faculty Ratios
- Faculty Activities
- A Role for Educational Technology
- A Role for Accreditation
- DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTAINING FACULTY VERSATILITY
- Disciplinary Specialization
- Lack of Support
- Departmental Boundaries
- OBSOLESCENCE AMONG FACULTY MEMBERS
- Changing Fashions
- Avoiding Obsolescence
- FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
- Institutional Commitment
- Attractiveness of Academe
- A Role for Accreditation.
- Special Problems
- USE OF PART-TIME OR ADJUNCT FACULTY
- Current Practice
- Professors of Professional Practice
- OVERENROLLMENTS IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
- Alternatives to Overenrollment
- THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES
- Experiences in the University Environment
- A Special Resource
- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING
- Present Barriers to Adoption
- Instructional Goals
- Theory of Educational Technology in Teaching
- Delivery Systems
- Costs of Instructional Systems
- Uses of Video-Based E-T
- Audio-Based E-T
- Computer-Based E-T
- Barriers to Computer Use
- Potential for Learning
- Educational Uses of Computers
- Combined Technologies
- Conclusions
- 4 The Curriculum
- A RECORD OF CHANGE
- SCIENCE VERSUS ENGINEERING
- CURRICULAR COMPRESSION
- THE FOUR-YEAR CONSTRAINT
- RECENT PROPOSALS
- 5 The Role of Laboratory Instruction
- PURPOSES OF LABORATORY WORK
- FACULTY IN THE LABORATORY
- EXPERIENCE FOR A CAREER
- THE INDUSTRIAL VIEW
- SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING
- PRACTICING ENGINEERS DO EXPERIMENTS
- A LAB CURRICULUM
- IMPACT OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
- KEEPING CURRENT
- CHARACTERISTICS OF FUTURE LABORATORIES
- REFERENCES
- 6 The Two-Tiered System
- EFFECTS OF FEDERAL FUNDING
- INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT
- GRADUATE CENTERS-THE FIRST TIER
- THE SECOND TIER
- THE NEED FOR BALANCE
- REFERENCE.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographies.
- ISBN:
- 9786610222155
- 9781280222153
- 1280222158
- 9780309581707
- 0309581702
- 9780585085920
- 0585085927
- OCLC:
- 70772844
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