Title :
Integrating environment into electrical engineering-essential for future success
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp.
Abstract :
It is evident that environmental concern and awareness is not a passing fancy. This is a technology issue that will grow in importance as we reach the next century. Here, the authors describe how electrical engineers have the opportunity to take a lead in finding innovative solutions to these new challenges, and argue that the integration of such environmental concerns into the electrical engineering curriculum is essential for future success
Keywords :
electrical engineering education; curriculum; education; electrical engineering; environmental awareness; environmental concerns; technology; Costs; Design engineering; Electronics industry; Environmental factors; Industrial economics; Manufacturing industries; Plastics; Standards organizations; Toy manufacturing industry; Water pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1994. Twenty-fourth Annual Conference. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2413-7
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1994.580643