I&M education for the new millennium: a U.S. perspective

Author

Schmalzel, John L.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Program, Rowan Univ., Glassboro, NJ, USA

Volume

2

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

36

Abstract

Instrumentation-and-measurement (I&M) education is of interest to a number of stakeholders. Measurement standards provide the foundation for commerce. Equipment companies need fresh ideas in order to innovate and produce improved instrumentation products. The myriad of industries that use measurement and instrumentation products need to apply equipment correctly to get optimal results. Academic institutions are charged with developing new knowledge and transmitting that knowledge through undergraduate and graduate education programs. In the spirit of total quality management, it is important to periodically review both our goals and how well we are meeting them. Some of the issues relevant to I&M education are discussed, focusing on the status of I&M education in the U.S., followed by observations about opportunities for improvement

Keywords

continuing education; educational courses; engineering education; instrumentation; measurement; measurement systems; training; USA perspective; course content; curricula; distributed education; graduate education programs; improved instrumentation products; instrumentation-and-measurement education; opportunities for improvement; training generalists; training practitioners; training specialists; undergraduate education programs; Automatic control; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Control systems; Educational institutions; Educational products; Educational programs; Instruments; Maintenance engineering; Process control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1094-6969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5289.754757

Filename

754757