ECE first: An attempt to reinstate the favorability of ECE program

Ali Al Shidhani; Ahmed Al Maashri; Dawood Al-Abri; Fahad Bait-Shiginah; Salem Al-Hinai

doi:10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060057

ECE first: An attempt to reinstate the favorability of ECE program

Ali Al Shidhani, Ahmed Al Maashri, Dawood Al-Abri, Fahad Bait-Shiginah, Salem Al-Hinai

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479984220
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060057
Publication status	Published - Mar 12 2015
Event	2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015 - Muscat, Oman Duration: Feb 1 2015 → Feb 4 2015

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Name	2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015

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Other	2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015
Country/Territory	Oman
City	Muscat
Period	2/1/15 → 2/4/15

Keywords

curriculum
education
electrical and computer engineering
engineering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Energy
General Engineering
General Computer Science

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Al Shidhani, A., Al Maashri, A., Al-Abri, D., Bait-Shiginah, F., & Al-Hinai, S. (2015). ECE first: An attempt to reinstate the favorability of ECE program. In 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015 Article 7060057 (2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060057

ECE first: An attempt to reinstate the favorability of ECE program. / Al Shidhani, Ali; Al Maashri, Ahmed ; Al-Abri, Dawood et al.
2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7060057 (2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Al Shidhani, A, Al Maashri, A , Al-Abri, D, Bait-Shiginah, F & Al-Hinai, S 2015, ECE first: An attempt to reinstate the favorability of ECE program. in 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015., 7060057, 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015 IEEE 8th GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2015, Muscat, Oman, 2/1/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060057

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