1994
DOI: 10.1109/13.312147
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Computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Abstract: How do undergraduate students in engineering conceive of themselves as professionals? How can a course on engineering ethics affect the development of an undergraduate student's professional identity? In this project, students responded to questions about the characteristics and responsibilities of professional engineers. The results indicate that students learn about professionalism primarily from relatives and co-workers who are engineers, and rarely from technical engineering courses. Even before they study… Show more

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“…Over time, the department changed its name from the Department of Electrical Engineering to Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the computer program was renamed to Computer Engineering. 19 This is quite typical of the progression in many universities over the next three decades. Accreditation first fell under the electrical engineering umbrella, but by 1990 a separate computer engineering accreditation was becoming an option for US institutions.…”
Section: Information Systemsmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Over time, the department changed its name from the Department of Electrical Engineering to Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the computer program was renamed to Computer Engineering. 19 This is quite typical of the progression in many universities over the next three decades. Accreditation first fell under the electrical engineering umbrella, but by 1990 a separate computer engineering accreditation was becoming an option for US institutions.…”
Section: Information Systemsmentioning
confidence: 90%