Qualification and assessment requirements for simulation-based electrical engineering education

Modeling and Simulation (M&S) is a discipline for developing an understanding of the interaction of the parts or of a whole system. The level of understanding developed using M&S is rarely achievable using other disciplines. However, except for handful institutions that offer a Master of Science program in M&S, no other educational program is currently available at the undergraduate level, especially for electrical engineers. This demands the development of a curriculum and requirements for its assessment, which is the topic of this presentation. The development is part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a course, curriculum, and laboratory improvement project called Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative in Creative Educational (USE-ICE) innovation for electrical engineering students at the College of Engineering, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).