Journal article
A Hybrid and Modular Curriculum Model in Advanced Manufacturing for Liberal Arts Graduates
The International journal of engineering education, Vol.33(1), pp.138-150
01 Jan 2017
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Abstract
This paper presents a new innovative curriculum model in advanced manufacturing to transform BA graduates to enable them to find good paying jobs in advanced manufacturing. The curriculum model is an accelerated one year certificate program with a total of 25 credits. The certificate program offers two tracks: technology and innovation. The certificate courses are hybrid (offered both online and face-to-face), modular (short duration courses with targeted topics) and stackable (modular courses build on each other). The design of the courses provides flexibility to students to select the modules that match their interest and abilities. An integral and important part of the program is a one-semester long industry internship that students must take to prepare them for the new career. These internships are provided by the program industry partners. The certificate program is offered at a community college to make it more affordable for the target audience. The main contribution of the paper is the design and delivery of a technical curriculum for non-technical majors: BA graduates. This poses many design and delivery challenges as discussed in the paper. The remainder of the paper presents the model in more details, its rationale, methodology, the challenges, and conclusions.
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- Title
- A Hybrid and Modular Curriculum Model in Advanced Manufacturing for Liberal Arts Graduates
- Creators
- Abe Zeid - Northeastern Univ, MIE Fepartment, Boston, MA 02115 USAMarina Bogard - MassBay Community Coll, Dept Engn, Wellesley, MA 02481 USAChitra Javdeka - MassBay Community Coll, Dept Engn, Wellesley, MA 02481 USASusan Steiger-Escobar - MassBay Community Coll, Dept Engn, Wellesley, MA 02481 USAShamsi Moussavi - MassBay Community Coll, Dept Engn, Wellesley, MA 02481 USAValerie Kapilow - MassBay Community Coll, Dept Engn, Wellesley, MA 02481 USAElizabeth Watson - MassBay Community Coll, Dept Engn, Wellesley, MA 02481 USAClaire Duggan - Northeastern Univ, STEM Ctr, Boston, MA 02115 USASagar Kamarthi - Northeastern Univ, MIE Fepartment, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- Publication Details
- The International journal of engineering education, Vol.33(1), pp.138-150
- Publisher
- Tempus Publications
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- DUE-1407160 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Identifiers
- 991019298717904721
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