CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

Abstract

Issues are covered here on good methods todevelop curriculum for engineering and engineeringtechnology education. At Texas A&M University a projectallows senior electronic engineering students to design aninnovative approach to utilize “Cool” technologies toattract high-school students into engineering programs. AtEastern Illinois University investigation of genderdifferences in learning styles in engineering technology,translating research to practice, and designrecommendations for materials technology in undergraduatecurriculum is taking place. At Rochester Institute ofTechnology a program has been developed to encourageacademically underprepared deaf students to solve problemsthat are meaningful to them and motivate them to becomebasic problem-solvers, which may then attract them into ageneral engineering career. And at Daytona State Collegein Florida curriculum development and its impact on an"online" curriculum development are discussed.Index Terms ⎯  curriculum for engineering and engineeringtechnology education, innovative design approaches, genderdifferences in learning styles, technical program for deafstudents, curriculum development and its impact on an"online" curriculum development.