Collection

2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Tabitha L. Sprau Coulter

engineers have a combination oftechnical, high-level, problem solving skills and soft skills. Additionally, practicing engineersare required to have a broad knowledge of general engineering content along with a mastery ofspecific skills. With the many demands placed on engineers and the rigorous requirementsestablished by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), undergraduatecurriculums are overflowing with required courses. Issues with declining interest in pursuing engineering degrees coupled with someprograms having inadequate industry connections have contributed to retention problems formany engineering programs [1]. A lack of curriculum flexibility, increasing awareness of thedifficult nature of engineering course