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Byers, William S. – 1976
A survey of 531 electrical engineering graduates of the University of Alabama who had received bachelor's degrees in the years 1950 through 1974 showed that the educational needs of a majority of the respondents could have been adequately served by the mathematics levels present in the engineering technology program. In addition, certain subjects…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Engineering Education
Byers, William S. – Engineering Education, 1977
There is little agreement between industry and educators concerning the roles to be played by engineering or engineering technology programs and by their respective graduates. This study found that industry accepts Bachelor of engineering technology programs as alternatives to technical careers and to the title "engineer" while educators do not.…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Byers, William S. – 1975
This volume is a report of the development of the first course in a two-semester sequence in Electronic Communications, for a new degree program in Electric Engineering Technology at Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida. Evolution of the program is described with comments relating the philosophy and importance of a communications sequence.…
Descriptors: College Science, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development