Title :
In Defense of Engineering Education [Point of View]
Author :
Temes, Gabor ; Solymar, Laszlo
Author_Institution :
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
Presents arguments for the stance that the workforce benefits from colleges and universities that offer engineering students a combination of a quality liberal arts education with the intellectual content of a science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM) subjects and courses.
Keywords :
STEM; educational institutions; engineering education; STEM course intellectual content; STEM subject intellectual content; colleges; engineering education defense; liberal art education quality; science technology engineering mathematics subjects; universities; workforce benefits; Educatoin; Engineering education; Professional aspects;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2015.2448911
