Component Reliability for Electronic Systems

A multi-disciplinary effort at Michigan Technological University, with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Engineering Education division, aimed to create a curriculum that (1) encourages students to pursue the life-long learning necessary to keep pace with the rapidly-evolving engineering industry and emerging interdisciplinary technologies, (2) maintains sufficient connection between the students’ chosen engineering fields and class content; and (3) motivates and excites the students about the importance of EE concepts to their discipline and career. The group’s curriculum reform efforts were informed by a nationwide survey of engineering schools. The survey outcomes were analyzed to fine tune different curriculum options for this course for different engineering disciplines, and then used as a layout to create a new textbook. This book’s diverse topics address the mixed survey response and allow it to address the needs of lecturers in different institutions worldwide.