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Performance statistics for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination issued by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) are forwarded each year to universities and to state PE licensing boards that request them. These reports are an outstanding tool for programs to use...
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The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. —George Santayana It is a common precept that the most effective essays are limited to three points. Phooey. I am quite capable of reading and comprehending more than three things. In today’s multitasking (distracting) world...
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On September 26, Sesame Street launched its 42nd season with a new focus: science, technology, engineering, and math. The show will teach preschoolers about STEM to help prepare them for school in areas where the U.S. is falling behind other countries. Throughout the season, the show’s loveable...
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The slow and steady decrease in the number of credits required for a baccalaureate degree in engineering at U.S. universities continues. Each year for the last seven years, Jodie Bray Strickland, P.E., of Hampton, New Hampshire, has maintained and updated a spreadsheet showing the number of semester...
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Engineering students at the University of Maryland may not walk away with the Sikorsky Prize, but they’re still excited about their accomplishment Thursday. Their two-year project, Gamera , a human-powered helicopter, appears to have lifted pilot Judy Wexler several inches into the air, the first...
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Licensure among engineering faculty members has been on the decline in many institutions for decades. There are a number of reasons for this, some of which are as follows: Blurring of engineering and science. Many faculty members with Ph.D.s in engineering have academic backgrounds in science rather...
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An earlier article addressed the often claimed myth in the engineering profession that 80% of engineering graduates work as engineers in industry. That article didn’t present any data, just a compelling hypothesis that engineering graduates go into many lines of work. Now, here is some more specific...
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On October 18, President Obama hosted the White House Science Fair, where he celebrated America’s young people who are excelling in science, technology, engineering and math. ( Watch the video .) Among those in attendance were students from MATHCOUNTS , Engineers Week's Future City competition...
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At its April 2010 Board of Directors meeting, NSPE adopted a new position statement advocating that certain engineering education outcomes be attained by engineers of all disciplines who become licensed professional engineers. These outcomes, listed below, are not currently required by existing accreditation...
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The NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee has been investigating the Body of Knowledge reports that have been prepared for several engineering disciplines and considering what outcomes that are critical to engineering practice addressed in those reports are not currently incorporated...
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One of the charges to the NCEES Engineering Education Task Force (EETF) this year was to formulate and evaluate alternatives to be considered to add to the “master’s or equivalent” requirements provided in the Model Law beginning in 2020. As NSPE’s representative to the EETF,...
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This is the fourth in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul D. Schmidt, P.E. Comments are welcome. How will...
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This is the third in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul D. Schmidt, P.E. Comments are welcome. The fundamental...
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This is the second in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul D. Schmidt, P.E. Comments are welcome. What will...
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At its annual meeting in Louisville, KY, on August 13 and 14, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying deliberated and voted on a number of resolutions regarding engineering education. The following 2009 “Southern Zone Resolution” passed by a wide margin: RESOLVED,...