Higher education for the information age

Author

Sheu, Bing J. ; Lee, Yuan Duen ; Young, Wayne C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

14

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

28

Abstract

The new generation of engineering professionals needs to know not only the scientific and engineering principles, but also have extensive knowledge about arts, literature, and social sciences. They need far-reaching vision for the future in order to understand grand challenges on the technical-level, the system-level, and the social aspects of topics that are of importance to the modern society. One solution is to emphasize fundamental courses such as mathematics and physics with new interpretation to correlate with real-world applications. It is important to include system-oriented topics in the curriculum so that students know how to apply the basic principles, The key focus should be placed on analysis and design skills, and effective communication is essential to address any large-scale problems

Keywords

educational courses; electronic engineering education; social aspects of automation; curriculum; design skills; effective communication; electronic engineering education; engineering professionals; fundamental courses; large-scale problems; real-world applications; social aspects; students; system-oriented topics; Communication industry; Computer industry; Educational institutions; Electronics industry; Fabrication; Humans; Microelectronics; Microprocessors; Moore´s Law; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

8755-3996

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/101.678952

Filename

678952