Engineering Education and Practice in the United States Engineering Technology Education (1985) / Chapter Skim
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3. Engineering Technology and Engineering
3. Engineering Technology and Engineering
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shows a similar number of total credit hours required to complete the baccalaureate and congruence in the names and order of the courses in each. In the case of mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology students,8 each studies statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, machine design, physics, chemistry, calculus, differential equations, manufacturing processes, and electrical circuits; in addition, each pursues a basic program in the humanities and social sciences.
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, as do 18 percent of technology graduates [for an average of 1.4 yearsJ. In some graduate programs, such as the Master of Business Administration, graduates from technology and engineering curricula are viewed as being similar; they are perceived as only modestly different when applying to some engineering graduate schools.
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Although the basic engineering sciences, such as statics, dynamics, circuits, electronics, controls, thermodynamics, and materials science, are part of both curricula, course contents are more abstract, and more mathematically rigorous for the engineer than they are for the technologist. Design courses for engineering students tend to emphasize systems design and open-ended problem solution rather than component design and standardized techniques.
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Currently, efforts are under way to revive this activity as an educational resource center to serve the entire engineering technology community. Another joint effort is the Engineering Technology Leadership Institute (ETLI)
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The program permits a graduate of the 2-year electrical technology curriculum who demonstrates superior performance and real aptitude for engineering to make the transfer to electrical engineering with minimum loss of time and credit. In approximately 15 years, the program has produced more than 250 electrical engineering graduates whose first 2 years were spent in electrical technology studies.
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