Title :
Educational development in engineering at the University of Natal
Author :
Reynolds, R.F.N.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Natal Univ., Dalbridge, South Africa
Abstract :
South Africa urgently needs more engineers, particularly from the black community. Experience shows that black students tend to have problems with engineering at university level. This paper tries to identify some of the more obvious problems and shows how the University of Natal is reacting to this challenge
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; teaching; South Africa; University of Natal; engineering education development; students; undergraduate engineering programmes; Africa; Design engineering; Electronic mail; Engineering profession; Modems; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; USA Councils; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3019-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563165
