An Engineering Curriculum for the Year 2000

Examines the rates of attrition for undergraduate engineering students by addressing the following issues: ease of transition from high school to college; relevance of basic science coursework to engineering curricula; emphasis on management within general education component; improvement of academi...

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Published inEngineering education Vol. 81; no. 4; p. 425
Main Author Beaufait, Fred W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.1991
Subjects
Counseling Services
Curriculum Design
Curriculum Development
Engineering Curriculum
Engineering Education
Higher Education
Intervention
Student Attrition
Student Recruitment
Teacher Influence
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:Examines the rates of attrition for undergraduate engineering students by addressing the following issues: ease of transition from high school to college; relevance of basic science coursework to engineering curricula; emphasis on management within general education component; improvement of academic advising schemes; development of universal retention programs; and making teaching as high a priority as research. (JJK)
ISSN:0022-0809