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4. Engineering Technology Education
Pages 16-21

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From page 16...
... The appropriate educational response to this need for technical sophistication is the development of a master's degree in engineeringrelated technology.~° i~ Some graduates from baccalaureate programs in technology want more depth in a specific field to provide technical support for continuing advancements in engineering. Such intellectual depths are available only in graduate programs.
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From page 17...
... A debate continues about the notion of engineering technology as a separate body of knowledge by those who feel engineering technology is the application and/or dissemination of existing knowledge that is neither unique nor separate. Level of Graduate Study For the several reasons stated earlier, some institutions should accept the task of graduate education in engineering technologies.
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From page 18...
... And finally, there are the questions of "turf": Will graduate education in engineering technology take away some of the resources and uniqueness of traditional engineering programs? This debate will continue just as the debate goes on about which institutions and what disciplines should expand graduate programs in traditional engineering programs.
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From page 19...
... The wide variations in the amount of lab and class time and in the content of engineering technology programs, and the difficulties these variations present to students at all levels, indicate a need for wider agreement on curricula in engineering technology. Class andLaboratoryHours Associate degree programs should consist of 64 to 80 semester credit hours; and bachelor's degree programs should require from 128 to 160 credit hours.
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From page 20...
... Some colleges, however, do have organizations of this sort for engineering technology students. One campus of approximately 3,000 fulltime students in engineering technology curricula with both associate and baccalaureate programs has student chapters of the American Welding Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and Associated Builders and Contractors.
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From page 21...
... 7. Student chapters of engineering-related associations should be encouraged by the associations and faculty sponsors in order to provide students with additional contacts and activities with national societies and their representatives.
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