TY - GEN
T1 - ECE first
T2 - 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015
AU - Al Shidhani, Ali
AU - Al Maashri, Ahmed
AU - Al-Abri, Dawood
AU - Bait-Shiginah, Fahad
AU - Al-Hinai, Salem
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/3/12
Y1 - 2015/3/12
N2 - The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is one of four departments in the College of Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Sultanate of Oman. The department admits around 25% to 30% of engineering students every semester. Specialization selection is based on students' discretion and academic acation selection is its inception, ECE accommodated the largest share of students in the college and was usually favored by students compared to other departments. Nevertheless, it was observed that students refrain from selecting ECE as a first choice in the last couple of years. In 2005, 33% of students applying for specialization chose ECE as their first choice. Today, the number is south to 13%. This paper studies the reasons behind students' aversion from ECE and proposes countermeasures to turn the tide.
AB - The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is one of four departments in the College of Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Sultanate of Oman. The department admits around 25% to 30% of engineering students every semester. Specialization selection is based on students' discretion and academic acation selection is its inception, ECE accommodated the largest share of students in the college and was usually favored by students compared to other departments. Nevertheless, it was observed that students refrain from selecting ECE as a first choice in the last couple of years. In 2005, 33% of students applying for specialization chose ECE as their first choice. Today, the number is south to 13%. This paper studies the reasons behind students' aversion from ECE and proposes countermeasures to turn the tide.
KW - curriculum
KW - education
KW - electrical and computer engineering
KW - engineering
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U2 - 10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060057
DO - 10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060057
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84929121184
T3 - 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015
BT - 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 1 February 2015 through 4 February 2015
ER -