Professional Partners As Adjunct Instructors In Emerging Technology Courses

Like every other electrical and computer engineering program across the country, Valparaiso University’s ECE department is faced with two great challenges. The first is to continually seek input from key stakeholders to determine the skills and knowledge expected of our graduates and to update our curriculum and courses to reflect these changing expectations. Many engineering educators have recognized the importance of a close relationship with industrial constituents and the benefits that such a relationship can have on student outcomes. 1-4 The second challenge is to continually develop new laboratory facilities and faculty expertise necessary to teach courses in the emerging areas.