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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973278403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
• ISBN: 9786610222155; 9781280222153; 1280222158; 9780309581707; 0309581702; 9780585085920; 0585085927
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (101 p.)
• Collana: Engineering education and practice in the United States
• Disciplina: 620/.007/1173
• Soggetti: Engineering - Study and teaching - United States; Technical education - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 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.