IEEE Position Paper on the Role of Technical Standards

Role of Technical Standards in the Curriculum of Academic Programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing

As part of the effort to actively promote the integration of standards into academic programs, on 28 June 2009, the IEEE Board of Directors approved the IEEE Position Paper defining the desired role of technical standards in education within engineering, technology, and computing (ETC) academic curricula in the technical areas of interest of the IEEE.

This position paper was also endorsed by the IEEE Educational Activities Board and the IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors.

Read the IEEE Position Paper on the Role of Technical Standards in the Curriculum of Academic Programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing (DOC, 42 KB).