2+2+2 Program in Manufacturing Information Systems: a seamless pathway to engineering education

Author

Ibrahim, Nabil ; Hambaba, Ahmed ; James, Christopher J.

Author_Institution

Studies & Res., San Jose State Univ., CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

10-13 Nov. 1999

Abstract

The project, known as the 2+2+2 Program in Manufacturing Information Systems, is sponsored by an alliance of high school districts, community colleges, one four-year university (San Jose State University), and several high-tech industrial companies in Silicon Valley. The program creates and delivers an appropriately designed curriculum to enable students of diverse educational backgrounds to enter the workforce, a community college or a university in manufacturing information systems. The program refines curricula, delivers faculty enhancement workshops, provides students with industry experiences and is establishing itself as a national model for replication.

Keywords

control engineering education; educational courses; management information systems; manufacturing data processing; 2+2+2 Program in Manufacturing Information Systems; USA; curriculum; engineering education; faculty enhancement workshops; high-tech industrial companies; industry experience; students; university; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Information systems; Maintenance engineering; Manufacturing industries; Refining; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual

Conference_Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5643-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1999.840459

Filename

840459