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1. A program in technical decision making and leadership for engineering and business professionals Engineering and Technology Management Washington State University School of EECS Industry Advisory Board Meeting October 2, 2007 www.engrmgt.wsu.edu

2. Engineering and Technology Management • A Distance Education Program for Engineering • and Business Professionals • Learn technical and leadership skills designed to meet today’s • – and tomorrow’s – industry needs. • develop systematic and analytic framework to support • decision making. • cultivate business and human • resources management skills. • develop skills to manage technology • and technology changes. October 2007

3. Engineering and Technology Management • The Program Supports Working Professionals Engaged in Project Planning and Execution • Increase your skills in • Managing Variability • Controlling Uncertainty • Overcoming Obstacles • Meeting Objectives • A curriculum easily tailored to student’s needs through • electives and certificate programs. • Increase competency in a technical or business discipline. • Focused applications relating to each student’s work • environment. October 2007

4. Engineering and Technology Management • Instruction Delivered to Classrooms • and Through the Internet • Weekly instructor-student meetings video streamed • and archived. • Instructional material provided electronically. • “Classes” in evening between 4 p.m. & 9 p.m., Mon-Thu. October 2007

5. Engineering and Technology Management • Certificate Program • Purpose • To provide an opportunity for employees to take graduate-level courses for credit in a certificate program, not a degree program. • Program Elements • Participants must have a bachelor’s degree. • Credits earned will be recognized as graduate-level credits. • Certificates will be issued by the College of Engineering and • Architecture at Washington State University. October 2007

6. Engineering and Technology Management • Certificate Program • Program Requirements • Four courses • Twelve semester hours • Certificate Options • General Engineering Management • Project Management • Six Sigma Quality Management • Manufacturing Leadership • Constraints Management • Supply Chain Management • Construction Management • Systems Management October 2007

7. Engineering and Technology Management Engineering Management Across the Curriculum A Concept Paper • Objective • To provide elective coursework at the undergraduate level that complements the discipline specific “engineering science” technical coursework with content supporting “engineering practice”. October 2007

8. Engineering and Technology Management What Additional Instruction Would Make Engineering Graduates More Valuable? The Question: When you consider hiring an Auburn engineering graduate, how valuable would it be to your company if the student had additional instruction and skills in the following areas? October 2007

9. Engineering and Technology Management Engineering Management Across the Curriculum A Concept Paper • Plan: An Undergraduate ETM Certificate • It is proposed to develop four new undergraduate courses in engineering and technology management that could be used • as technical electives in all engineering undergraduate curricula. • E M 464 Project Management • E M 460 Integrated Supply Chain Management (Operations) • E M 484 Supervision and Leadership for Engineering and • Technology Managers • E M 490 Design for Product Realization October 2007

10. Engineering and Technology Management Master’s Degree Graduation Requirements Minimum 10 courses (30 credits) Core Courses: 5-6 (depending on preparation) Plus comprehensive exam or project (2-4 credits of EM702) October 2007