Program-level strategic planning for electrical engineering technology programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 002072092095312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Lozano-Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Technology Programs

Strategic planning is a tool widely used in business, industries and non-profit organizations and has been recently adopted in academia. However, because their own characteristics, the strategic plans in colleges and universities are mostly developed at an institutional level. As these provide an overview of the organization, they cannot be very detailed and may contain a certain amount of ambiguities in order to satisfy its multiple constituencies. At the institutional level there are limited opportunities to include specific strategies that may affect individual academic programs. To solve these limitations, this paper proposes strategic plans being developed and incorporated at the program level, specifically for electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology programs. The appropriate strategic planning results in strengthen these programs and generate useful and significant dialog among their constituencies. The paper finishes by showing a generic strategic plan for an electrical engineering technology program that can nevertheless, be adopted and modified as needed by faculty and academic staff involved in this process of creating a similar plan for their own electrical engineering programs.

scholarly journals Analyzing Implicit Science and Math Outcomes in Engineering and Technology Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Zakani ◽  
Jake Kaupp ◽  
Roderick D. Turner ◽  
Brian Frank
Keyword(s):  
Learning Goals ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Physics Courses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Technology Programs ◽  
Key Steps

One of the key steps when developing pathways between baccalaureate and diploma programs is comparing learning goals between the programs. This paper presents application of a seven-dimensional framework (cognitive process, transferability, depth of analysis, interdependence, question novelty, scaffolding and communication) to analyze the implicit learning outcomes in 11 of Ontario’s post-secondary programs in engineering and engineering technology. We collected 319 calculus questions (179 from six technology programs and 140 from five engineering programs) and 205 physics questions (122 from two technology programs and 83 from four engineering programs). Content specialists assessed each question in the first four of these dimensions, and instructors from the participating institutions scored random questions from their own disclosed questions on the remaining dimensions. Analysis of scaffolding in physics questions showed that engineering questions mostly required the students to choose from or synthetize a range of approaches while technology questions often required the students to use a specific approach. The study found that technology programs focused more on discipline-specific physics concepts and their applications than physics courses in engineering. Calculus questions from both sectors mostly required application of mathematical concepts in non-contextualized scenarios or a general engineering context, with no significant difference in question novelty, scaffolding and level of communication. From a credits perspective, these results suggest that direct credit for bidirectional transfers may be warranted, and that small bridging learning modules targeting missing outcomes may be able to support efficient transfer pathways.

scholarly journals Final Year Student’s Perception before Engaging Engineering Technology Program in UTeM

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Mohamad Haniff Harun ◽  
Umar Al-Amani Azlan ◽  
Nor Hamizah Miswan ◽  
Khairum Hamzah ◽  
Ahmad Zubir Jamil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Sample Space ◽  
Market Survey ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
System Utilization ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Technology Programs

In line with industrial development which is growing rapidly in Malaysia, the country is in great needs of competent technical workforce able to apply the latest concept of technology, improve equipment and system utilization, optimizing operation and maintenance of equipment. Therefore, an engineering technology program will be introduced in Malaysia education system at higher level. In determining the perception of Engineering Technology program in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), a market survey has been conducted to gather the perception of the final year students about Engineering Technology. Total numbers of 123 students from Cohort 1 with two different departments, electrical and manufacturing were used as a sample space. The scope of the market survey covered regarding their perspective and understanding of Engineering Technology before enrolling engineering technology program from their perspective courses. The findings show that there is a difference perception in overall especially regarding their understanding of terms Engineering Technology Programs.

scholarly journals Application Of Statistics In Engineering Technology Programs

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhan ◽  
Rainer Fink ◽  
Alex Fang
Keyword(s):  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Robustness Analysis ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
The Monte Carlo Method ◽  
Analysis Measurement ◽  
Technology Programs

Statistics is a critical tool for robustness analysis, measurement system error analysis, test data analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, and many other fields in the engineering world. Traditionally, however, statistics is not extensively used in undergraduate engineering technology (ET) programs, resulting in a major disconnect from industry expectations. The research question: How to effectively integrate statistics into the curricula of ET programs, is in the foundation of this paper. Based on the best practices identified in the literature, a unique “learning-by-using” approach was deployed for the Electronics Engineering Technology Program at Texas A&M University. Simple statistical concepts such as standard deviation of measurements, signal to noise ratio, and Six Sigma were introduced to students in different courses. Design of experiments (DOE), regression, and the Monte Carlo method were illustrated with practical examples before the students applied the newly understood tools to specific problems faced in their engineering projects. Industry standard software was used to conduct statistical analysis on real results from lab exercises. The result from a pilot project at Texas A&M University indicates a significant increase in using statistics tools in course projects by students.  Data from student surveys in selected classes indicate that students gained more confidence in statistics.   These preliminary results show that the new approach is very effective in applying statistics to engineering technology programs.

Incorporating Finite Element in Mechanical Engineering Technology Program via Three Existing Courses and by Introducing a Senior Level Elective in the Curriculum

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aniruddha Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
Southern University ◽  
Element Theory

Finite Element Analysis has become a powerful tool for Industry, specially, in the Design and Development sector. In response to that, Mechanical Engineering Programs followed by Mechanical Engineering Technology programs all across the country are incorporating Finite Element Analysis as a part of their curricula. This paper describes the distribution of Finite Element Analysis amongst the junior and senior level courses in Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum at Georgia Southern University. The links between these classes with sophomore classes are established. A stand alone senior level elective course that covers more in depth of Finite Element theory is also developed.

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