Correlates of engineering and management effectiveness: design of a strategic university curriculum for corporate engineering executive development (SUCCEED) program

Not only is the need for effective engineering managers increasing, but the nature of management is changing as a result of a range of new management techniques. Most large corporate organizations and many smaller ones, recognize that to meet engineering managers´ needs in the present and future, they must develop professional engineering managers through appropriate educational programs. This research examines engineering/management education from a quality assurance perspective, paying attention to measurable ends of such education. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Purdue University Engineering/Management Program as the managers were impacted by the program. Evaluation criteria established from the stated objectives of the program, were used as bases for measuring knowledge, skills and attitudinal change. This evaluation study also attempted to measure those changes that occurred in the knowledge skills and attitudes, from before to after the program- how well did the program experiences meet the needs´ of the managers?