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Engineering Undergraduate Education.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
1986.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 MathematicsDiminished 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 StudyFinancial 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 SpecializationLack 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 EnvironmentA 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