Spectral lines: new curricula

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Some universities are changing their electrical and computer engineering programs to provide students with experiences that are relevant to jobs they are likely to get upon graduation. These schools are incorporating long-term practical projects into their curricula in an effort to slow high drop-out rates. To allow students to start projects early in the first year, some schools are offering an introductory electrical engineering course in the first semester. Educators hope that by incorporating projects into their curricula students will be better able to address interdisciplinary problems and develop better interpersonal communication skills. In traditional engineering programs students study math and science before starting engineering coursework. Once they have an opportunity to use what they have learned, many students have forgotten it.

Innovations, Education, Higher, Higher education, Universities and Colleges, Engineering Education

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Masters of networking

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A number of universities have designed graduate programs in their computer and communications programs to combine the studies of solid state and optical electronics. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh offers one of the most notable and technically demanding master's degrees in this field, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts is planning a similar program that leads to a master's of engineering degree in communications networking. Admission to the WPI program is selective and requires a BS degree in computer science or electrical engineering. The degree program will require an internship that covers proposal, design, implementation, test and documentation and, like Carnegie's program, the degree can be completed in 12 months. Carnegie's degree program also places a strong emphasis on public policy and business.

Graduate study, Information systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Do students really get it?

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Many US undergraduate electrical engineering programs are changing to meet the new needs of the electrical engineering profession. Changes are also being implemented because the ways students are prepared and motivated are being altered. A survey of 300 electrical engineering graduates by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) reveals that students know more about using computers, but few students are fully versed about how hardware functions. The survey also reveals that more courses on project management are needed. In addition, students would benefit from courses offered on computers as engineering tools and that emphasized more computer literacy.

Column, Teaching, Strategic Planning, Impact Analysis, Student, Survey, Instructional Design, Critique

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