LEADER 05378nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910813256303321 005 20240416232903.0 010 $a1-280-22215-8 010 $a9786610222155 010 $a0-309-58170-2 010 $a0-585-08592-7 035 $a(CKB)110986584750738 035 $a(OCoLC)70772844 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055049 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147577 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160529 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147577 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10016856 035 $a(PQKB)10094654 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376055 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376055 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055049 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL22215 035 $a(OCoLC)923260810 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584750738 100 $a19861024d1986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEngineering undergraduate education /$fPanel on Undergraduate Engineering Education, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1986 215 $a1 online resource (101 p.) 225 1 $aEngineering education and practice in the United States 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-309-03642-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographies. 327 $aEngineering 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. 327 $aSpecial Problems -- USE OF PART-TIME OR ADJUNCT FACULTY -- Current Practice -- Professors of Professional Practice -- OVERENROLLMENTS IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING -- Alternatives to Overenrollment -- THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES -- Experiences in the University Environment -- A Special Resource -- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING -- Present Barriers to Adoption -- Instructional Goals -- Theory of Educational Technology in Teaching -- Delivery Systems -- Costs of Instructional Systems -- Uses of Video-Based E-T -- Audio-Based E-T -- Computer-Based E-T -- Barriers to Computer Use -- Potential for Learning -- Educational Uses of Computers -- Combined Technologies -- Conclusions -- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 4 The Curriculum -- A RECORD OF CHANGE -- SCIENCE VERSUS ENGINEERING -- CURRICULAR COMPRESSION -- THE FOUR-YEAR CONSTRAINT -- RECENT PROPOSALS -- 5 The Role of Laboratory Instruction -- PURPOSES OF LABORATORY WORK -- FACULTY IN THE LABORATORY -- EXPERIENCE FOR A CAREER -- THE INDUSTRIAL VIEW -- SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING -- PRACTICING ENGINEERS DO EXPERIMENTS -- A LAB CURRICULUM -- IMPACT OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT -- KEEPING CURRENT -- CHARACTERISTICS OF FUTURE LABORATORIES -- REFERENCES -- 6 The Two-Tiered System -- EFFECTS OF FEDERAL FUNDING -- INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT -- GRADUATE CENTERS-THE FIRST TIER -- THE SECOND TIER -- THE NEED FOR BALANCE -- REFERENCE. 410 0$aEngineering education and practice in the United States. 606 $aEngineering$xStudy and teaching$zUnited States 606 $aTechnical education$zUnited States 615 0$aEngineering$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aTechnical education 676 $a620/.007/1173 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bPanel on Undergraduate Engineering Education. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813256303321 996 $aEngineering undergraduate education$93924768 997 $aUNINA