Enhanced distance learning opportunities. More time to recognize and correct learning difficulties. Issues where there are widely varying opinions Greater continuity in instruction. There will be fewer breaks, especially in winter. Students more apprehensive about whether this is a benefit.
Quarters tend to stress importance of information at the expense of understanding.
Reasons including uncertainty as to what graduates might be doing or working after graduation and a feeling that employers are looking for grads that can fit into many areas. The question of depth vs. breadth There are indications that industry prefers depth over breadth, including comments from MTU National Advisory Board, Departmental advisory boards, and ABET accreditation standards that stress depth. These criteria were established by the engineering professional societies in conjunction with industry.