Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

qualifications that distinguish him/her from the rest of the world, and make themworthy of high wages that are currently 5 to 10 times higher than those attained in the FarEast. The goal is not to go back to the days of heavy ECE enrollment, but to chart thecourse for a sustainable ECE curriculum that meets the needs of industry and continues tomove the US forward as a leader in a high-tech world. The change needed is twofold:macroscopic and microscopic. At a macroscopic level the change is largely related toenhancing the soft skills of the graduating engineer, while at a microscopic level, thechange is specific and is related to classical ECE study subjects. Underlying both aspectsof change are three key factors that are a must for all engineers

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronny Veljanovski, Victoria University; Alex Stojcevski, Victoria University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

stakeholder expressed that ‘soft/generic skills’ were competencies that the university engineering graduates needed to develop further. Based in this feedback, senior management at VU reviewed many teaching and learning Figure 1: Electrical Engineering PBL year 1 program styles that have strong emphasis on generic/soft