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Spektor, Michael; Buchanan, Walter W.; Wolf, Lawrence – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, and related educational programs are not addressing in a sufficient way the principles associated with applying analytical investigations in solving actual engineering problems. Because of this, graduates do not have the adequate skills required to use the methods of applied dynamics in…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Engineering Technology, Engineering Education, Concept Formation
Al-Nasra, Moayyad M. – Online Submission, 2012
The engineering profession is very sensitive to the new changes in the engineering job market demand. The engineering job market is changing in a much faster rate than the engineering/engineering technology education. A 13-year study will be presented. The study focuses on the factors affecting the survival rate, student academic performance,…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Educational Change, Civil Engineering, Labor Market
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Pecen, Recayi; Humston, Jill L.; Yildiz, Faruk – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2012
The Math-Science-Engineering Technology in Iowa on Applied Renewable Energy Areas (MSETI-AREA) projects are aimed at providing area school teachers with an applied mathematics and science curriculum package based on photovoltaic (PV) power, wind power, human power and hydrogen fuel-cell fundamentals. The MSETI-AREA project has established a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Engineering, Technological Literacy, Job Skills
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Koster, Alexis – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, close to 1.8 million people, or 77% of all computer professionals, were working in the design, development, deployment, maintenance, and management of software in 2006. The ACM [Association for Computing Machinery] model curriculum for the BS in computer science proposes that about 42% of the core body…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
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Ssemakula, Mukasa; Liao, Gene; Ellis, Darin – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
Industry has consistently identified lack of experience in manufacturing processes as one of the key competency gaps among new engineering graduates. This paper discusses a laboratory-based course that provides realistic hands-on manufacturing experiences to students. The course uses team-based projects that help students gain hands-on experience…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Achievement Gap, Manufacturing
Tough, David T. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this online study was to create a ranking of essential core competencies and technologies required by AET (audio engineering technology) programs 10 years in the future. The study was designed to facilitate curriculum development and improvement in the rapidly expanding number of small to medium sized audio engineering technology…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Industry