Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1994. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Exploration of the Use of Technical Electives in Engineering CurriculaAbstractA standard feature of many, if not most, undergraduate engineering programs is the requirementthat students in the program take a certain number of technical elective courses. The widespreadand long-standing use of this requirement in engineering programs may have led to a situationwhere many faculty do not even consider