Impact of Computers on the Orientation of Electrical Engineering Curricula

The relationship between computers and electrical engineering is far different from what it is in other fields because the electrical engineer is not just a user of computers-more importantly, he is their builder and designer. Thus, electrical engineering has a special responsibility to train its students in both the basic and applied aspects of computer science and engineering. To meet this responsibility, electrical engineering curricula must undergo substantive changes. In particular, the emphasis in basic courses should shift from the continuous to the discrete, from analysis to algebra, from circuit theory to digital systems and from signal analysis to formal languages. On the applied side, the student should be provided with courses in data structures, computation structures, computer organization, and information organization and retrieval. An argument is made in favor of a "free curriculum" in which a student is gi" ven a very large measure of freedom in shaping his program of study.     

Electrical Engineering Education in 1975

Out of the needs of man brought about by automation, the population explosion, the expansion of human expectations, continued peace in the world, and scientific discovery are derived the influences on engineering practice and electrical engineering education for the next decade. Scientific discovery and the provision of quantitative models for environmental systems will have a profound effect on the profession. In engineering education, research in pedagogy, especially in terms of the expanded use of audio-visual methods and computer-aided instruction, will alter the teaching of engineering as it is known today.     

Role of the Generalized Methods of Mechanics in Electrical Engineering

A sound foundation in generalized mechanics is an important element in broadly based electrical engineering curricula. It is suggested that neglect of this basic subject is frequently evidenced by incorrect or ineffective use of the methods of generalized mechanics in the solution of electrical engineering problems. Application of the principle of virtual work to the problem of the equilibrium forces for a system of electrically charged conductors, and of Lagrange's equations to the problem of the forces for a system of current-carrying conductors, are discussed as relevant examples. Reference is made to the far more general problems which can be effectively treated by dynamical methods, including electromechanical energy converters, generalized networks, and electrical and mechanical vibrations. The close relationship of state-variable methods to Hamilton's canonical equations is noted. Finally, the modem trend toward genealization of knowledge, the increasing stress on systems concepts, and the broadening interests of electrical engineers, all point to the desirability of including a significant treatment of variational mechanics in electrical engineering curricula.     

Electrical Engineering at the Crossroads

The rapid growth of computer sciences is presenting electrical engineering with a serious problem. Should electrical engineering departments adapt their curricula to meet the special needs of computer engineers and scientists or should they leave the field to computer science departments? An argument is made in favor of establishing special programs in computer sciences within electrical engineering, and a new curriculum in electrical engineering at Berkeley, which includes such a program, is outlined.     

Progress and Statistical Analysis of Journals on Electrical Engineering in China

The paper has introduced the journals on electrical engineering in China in detail, presented its publication year, the distributions for all elec. eng. journals and its core journals, the position and level of the journals, its main journal evaluation indexes, its core journal proportion and inclusion info. by famous international database. The paper offers much information about the journals on electrical engineering in China to readers, and also points out present problems and gives suggestion.     

绿色照明中电源与光源的探讨

本文以系统工程的观点,阐述了电源对光源的影响和灯用电路对电源的互动作用。为建立舒适的照明环境,文章提供了若干降低光源频闪度及抗干扰电路的研究成果。     

电气工程虚拟实验技术的研究

虚拟实验室已经成为远程教育的重要组成部分,本文在综合大量有关电气工程虚拟实验的文献的基础上,论述了虚拟实验室概念、分类,国内外虚拟实验室的发展状况,并对其体系结构进行了分析比较,提出了当前构建过程中存在的主要问题。     

电气工程施工质量管理

电气工程施工管理是施工企业质量管理中的重点和难点。从四个方面分析了电气工程施工质量管理的问题,提出了解决电气工程施工质量管理问题的对策。指出要持续不断地改进电气工程的施工质量管理方法,提高施工质量管理水平,以确保整个电气工程的质量安全。     

Electrical Engineering Education in the U.S.

Electrical engineering education in the U.S. is described for comparison with other educational systems discussed in this issue on international education. Some of the changes that have taken place since World War II are given, including enrollments, popularity of fields in terms of student choice and employment opportunities, reduction in the structure of the curriculum, and differing views on the time required to reach the first engineering degree. Finally, some guidelines are offered for the future development of education for electrical engineering in the U. S.     

建筑电气工程监理

目前,电气工程的投资占整个建筑物建设投资的比重越来越大.通过给出某工程的具体监理实例,提出了建筑电气工程设计和施工阶段监理的系统方法,希望对我国正在发展的建筑电气工程监理工作提供有益的参考.     

A Computer Engineering Nucleus for Electrical Engineering Curricula

An approach is proposed for including a sequence of four computer engineering courses in required undergraduate electrical engineering curricula. Justification of the need is presented in terms of the modern electrical engineer's involvement with the digital computer. Each course is described in terms of objectives, content, prerequisites, laboratory, credit, scheduling, and possible texts. Implementation of the sequence is also considered in relation to laboratory facility needs, availability of qualified instructors, and accommodation in existing curricula. Experience with a similar arrangement at Auburn University is related.     

Engineering ethics cases for electrical and computer engineeringstudents

Rarely is electrical technology at the focus of the classic case studies used in engineering ethics courses and textbooks. This makes it sometimes difficult to excite and to motivate electrical and computer engineering students to study and discuss these cases. In teaching engineering ethics to these students, it can be valuable to employ case studies that involve technical issues that electrical and computer engineers have already studied in other courses. In this paper, four engineering ethics case studies covering topics that have been shown to interest electrical and computer engineering students are presented     

人防工程电气系统实现模式

分析了人防工程电气系统的组成,提出了系统组成的狭义和广义界定方式,对人防工程电气系统及其内部子系统的组成和相互关系有了更加细致、准确的理解。讨论了人防工程电气系统在不同阶段的三种典型实现模式:传统实现模式、混合实现模式和全现场总线实现模式,认为全现场总线实现模式将成为人防工程电气系统的主要发展方向。此项工作对全面理解人防工程电气系统的组成,恰当地选择系统构建模式具有一定的参考价值。     

Electrical Engineering Knows Where It Is Going

The challenge posed by the need for change in engineering education, in a changing technical world, is being answered by the largest of our engineering fields with programs which reflect a unanimity of purpose rarely encountered in educational circles and realistic appreciation of the factors bearing on this need. A number of underlying factors have enabled electrical engineering to choose a direction, and to unify its efforts in that one direction, at a time when other engineering areas seem to lack such unity. The philosophies and goals upon which this unified effort has been based are reflected in the programs which have been initiated and which electrical engineering believes will result in the realization of its objective of preparing the graduates to be electrical applied scientists as well as electrical engineers. If each field of engineering education can develop similar goals and philosophies, adapted to suit its individual needs, we can save engineering from becoming just another vocation. Indeed, if we agree that we are educating in continued learning in learning to learn and to keep on learning throughout life, we can take over the leadership which engineering education should long ago have assumed.     

Electrical Engineering for Freshmen

A course in electrical engineering for freshmen, suitable for both engineering and non-engineering students, is presented. The course is intended to give the students an overall view of the field, at the same time teaching them enough fundamentals that they will be able to diagnose and develop simple circuits, getting a taste of design. A hydraulic analog is presented for ease and speed in teaching basic electrical concepts. An unconventional teaching technique, the "inclassdrill," is used, with encouraging results.     

Engineering Approach to Engineering Education

Various suggestions for modification of the electrical engineering curricula are briefly reviewed; importance of the laboratory is discussed; and guidelines for a new curriculum, based on a reasonably equal division between theory and laboratory, are presented.     

电气工程中重复接地和总等电位联结措施对降低人体接触电压的定量分析

阐述了接地故障保护中的 2个重要措施 ,即 :重复接地和总等电位联结及其在电气工程中的做法。并通过理论计算 ,定量分析了TN -C -S型配电系统中重复接地措施和总等电位联结措施对接地故障情况下降低人体接触电压的作用。     

The Impact of Engineering Technology Programs on Engineering and Engineering Education

Over recent decades, there has been an enormous expansion in the amount and complexity of scientific and engineering knowledge. Space exploration was climaxed by landing on the moon; solid state electronics has had significant impact in computers, controls, and a myriad of other devices; and nuclear fission is being used for the generation of significant quantities of electrical power. Besides learning about these expanded areas of knowledge, the engineering graduate must know the timeless basics as always. Also, it has become apparent that the public, with the increased complexity of our society, is asking that engineering solutions be related to society goals.     

The Impact of the COSINE Committee on the Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Curriculum

The COSINE Committee was funded by the National Science Foundation to spearhead the introduction of computer engineering into the electrical engineering curriculum. This paper assesses the impact of the committee. During the early 1960's, electrical engineering departments in the United States lagged behind other engineering departments in the development of computer-oriented courses. The COSINE Committee, formed in 1965, recommended that electrical engineering departments develop computer engineering courses. Evidence from three surveys taken by COSINE shows the rapid growth of computer engineering since the formation of the COSINE Committee. Three studies made by the author and examination of texts for several EE courses also evidence COSINE impact. However, no exact implementation of COSINE recommendations is found, and no causal relationship is established.