The education and training of electrical and electronic engineers for the year 2000 and beyond

Author

van Schalkwyk, J.J.D. ; Baker, DC

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

24-27 Sep 1996

Firstpage

297

Abstract

Increasingly the training of engineers in all disciplines is being subjected to greater scrutiny, with increased demands being made for relevancy and training appropriate to the needs of the market and workplace. This requires of tertiary educational institutions a paradigm shift with regard to the type of training and education provided. This paper presents the attempt at the University of Pretoria´s Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to reengineer its curriculum along traditional lines, and the changes which will be needed to adapt this to future requirements

Keywords

educational courses; electrical engineering education; electronic engineering education; training; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Pretoria University; curriculum reengineering; education; electrical engineers; electronic engineers; tertiary educational institutions; training; Africa; Consumer electronics; Education Society; Educational institutions; Employment; Engineering education; History; Industrial training; Management training; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th

Conference_Location

Stellenbosch

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3019-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563126

Filename

563126