Motivating mechanical engineers to minor in electrical engineering

Author

Jahanian, Shahriar ; Matthews, James M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

Volume

42

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

59

Lastpage

64

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to describe an innovative teaching technique consisting of pedagogy and motivation as instruments to gradually enhance the interest of mechanical engineering students for minoring in electrical engineering. A study was conducted comparing the performance of 87 students in four classes majoring in mechanical engineering at Temple University, USA. Confidentially conducted student surveys were statistically analyzed. In conclusion, the number of students opting to take up a minor in electrical engineering gradually increased from 0 to 36% reflecting the gradual increase in electrical engineering content, through an emphasis on pedagogical strategy and the motivation provided

Keywords

electrical engineering education; mechanical engineering; teaching; USA; electrical engineering; innovative teaching technique; mechanical engineers; motivation; pedagogical strategy; student surveys; undergraduate students; Civil engineering; Companies; Design engineering; Electrical engineering; Engineering education; Instruments; Laboratories; Manufacturing industries; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical sensors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.746336

Filename

746336