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An Industry‐Based Engineering Management Master's Program for the Working Engineer
Author(s) -
Chelst Kenneth R.,
Falkenburg Donald R.,
Nagle Dennis J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00356.x
Subject(s) - engineering , engineering management , engineering education , engineering ethics , manufacturing engineering
The Engineering Management Master's Program is an educational partnership between Wayne State University and the Ford Motor Company that targets the working engineer on the path to technical leadership . The paper describes the educational model that drives the goals of the program. It expresses a set of underlying beliefs that guide educational design and implementation, and explains how these philosophies give life to courses and guide program implementation. Finally it presents a set of issues important in transferring the experience to other institutions.