Keeping Technical Education Aligned to the Needs and Expectations of Industry

• Autorzy: Wieslaw Grebski , Michalene Grebski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Paper describes the continuous quality improvement procedures used by the author to keep the General Engineering program at Penn State Hazleton aligned to the needs and expectations of industry. The paper addresses the procedure for the development of program educational objectives which are the goals of the program. The goals of the program are defined jointly by industry leaders and former Engineering graduates as well as the Engineering faculty. The paper also focuses on the development of the student outcomes which is the body of knowledge that every graduate should have at the day of graduation. The paper also explains the process for collecting data for the purpose of assessing the level of attainment of program objectives and student outcomes. Based on the data which is being collected on an ongo-ing basis, the necessary corrective actions are implemented. This is happening on the program level as well as the course level. The necessary changes on the course level are happening every semester. The adjustments to the Engineering curriculum are being made yearly usually during the summer months. The paper focuses on the constant need for revis-ing the curriculum in order to stay current with technology. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

People's education; Professional development of employees; Curriculum

PL

Wykształcenie; Rozwój zawodowy pracownika; Program nauczania

• Czasopismo: Management Systems in Production Engineering
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 2(22)
• Strony: 77--80

Twórcy

autor

Wieslaw Grebski

• The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA

autor

Michalene Grebski

• The Pennsylvania State University

Bibliografia

• S. Cai and W. Grebski. "Improve Retention through Implementation of "Toy FUN" Projects into Fundamental Engineering Classes", in Proc. IAJC-ASEE, Joint International Committee, 2011.
• W. Grebski and S. Cai. "Partnership with STEM High School as a Recruiting Tool for Engineering Program", in Proc. The 10th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Industry, Panama City, Panama, 2012.
• W. Grebski. "Teaching Mathematics as a Global Challenge for Engineering Education", in Proc. ICIE Conference, 2015.
• W. Grebski. "Recruitment of Engineering Students through Community-Based Programs", in Proc. The 12th Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Engineering and Industry, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2014.
• W. Grebski and K. Dudeck. "Portable Photovoltaic Laboratory for In-Service Teacher Workshops", in Proc. Annual Conference American Society for Engineering Education, Atlanta (GA), USA, 2013.
• W. Grebski. "Energy Sustainability from an Engineering and Business Perspective", Intensive Program: Sustainability Management and Technology International Conference, 2012.

Identyfikatory

DOI

DOI 10.12914/MSPE-02-01-2016