Potential Roles for ASEE-EMD in Distance Education

Abstract

This paper is written to propose a new role for ASEE-EMD in an effort to support the growth and survival of Engineering Management (EM). This proposal can then become a stimulus for dialogue within our division focusing on ways that the division can become more valuable. Our EM programs are currently doing well, but perhaps not up to our expectations. There is growing competition for our students as technical MBA programs address a very similar market need in the graduate level and distance education enables the entry of other competitors. At the same time, it is difficult to develop new Engineering Management programs. Because the scope of the discipline is so broad, a large number of faculty are often needed in order to provide the critical mass necessary. However, distance education represents an opportunity to enable programs to start in new schools and grow in others. Distance education can become a media to produce and provide a broad line of quality Engineering Management courses and learning modules, creating a dynamic new growth potential for the discipline. This paper proposes the consideration of the development of an integrated program of distance EM classes and modules.. It discusses current conditions and opportunities in order to identify some of the requirements, potential roadblocks and roles that ASEE-EMD might play to support this development.

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0190-1052

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2024 American Society of Engineering Education, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2002

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