This paper investigates undergraduate programs in electrical and electronics engineering offered by twelve universities in Australia, Asia, Europe, and America. The investigation focuses on the structure and content of the programs, and the contact hour and assessment of the subjects involved in the programs. The investigation is carried out in four stages: selection of universities, collection of data, analysis of data, and formulation of outcomes. A list of subjects is created based on the content of the programs. The average percentage coverage of each subject in the twelve programs is calculated. The subjects are then grouped into nine program components. The average percentage coverage of each component per university is calculated. For each component, the total number of contact hours for lecture, tutorial, and practical is calculated. Also, the average percentage of four assessment methods for each component is found. Discussions on the outcome of the investigation are presented.
History
Event
Australasian Association for Engineering Education. Conference (21st : 2010 : Sydney, N.S.W.)
Pagination
397 - 402
Publisher
University of Technology, Sydney
Location
Sydney, NSW
Place of publication
Sydney, N.S.W.
Start date
2010-12-05
End date
2010-12-08
ISBN-13
9780646546100
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2010, AAEE
Editor/Contributor(s)
A Gardner, L Jolly
Title of proceedings
AAEE 2010 : Past, Present, Future : Proceedings of the 21st Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education 2010