Title :
Washington State University´s engineering management program distance education industry partnership success stories
Author :
Ladd, E. Ray ; Holt, James R. ; Rumsey, Hal A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Manage., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The Engineering Management Program at Washington State University (USA) has an innovative university/industry partnership for training tomorrow´s technical leaders. The Engineering Management graduate degree is designed to meet the educational needs of working engineers with a thrust towards project management, manufacturing management, quality engineering, systems engineering, design for manufacturing and theory of constraints. Students can choose from electives to customize this study of world class management of technology. The Washington Higher Education Telecommunication System (WHETS), Web-based course deliver, and satellite allow the delivery of the Engineering Management courses throughout the State and nationwide. Participants come from a multitude of industries and companies
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; educational courses; engineering education; information resources; management education; Web-based course delivery; constraints theory; design for manufacturing; distance education; engineering management education program; leadership training; manufacturing management; project management; quality engineering; systems engineering; university-industry partnership; Constraint theory; Design engineering; Industrial training; Management training; Manufacturing industries; Production management; Project management; Research and development management; Systems engineering and theory; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952190
