Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
2019 ATMAE Annual Conference
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2019
Journal or Book Title
ATMAE 2019 Annual Conference Presentation Abstracts and Proceedings Papers
First Page
185
Last Page
191
Conference Title
2019 ATMAE Annual Conference. Fueling the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Industry 4.0
Conference Date
November 6-8, 2019
City
Charlotte, NC
Abstract
Following the National Association of Industrial Technology’s (NAIT) name change to the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), many associated accredited programs followed suit. These programs re-branded themselves using many variations of these terms. To date, seven ATMAE-accredited programs use the terms “Applied Engineering” in their program name. However, none of these programs exist at institutions with ABET-accredited (EAC) engineering programs. This has resulted in a gap in understanding the unique challenges in defining and defending what an “Applied Engineering” degree program is, how it is different than ABET-accredited engineering programs, and what value it holds for stakeholders. This research discusses efforts made, roadblocks encountered, lessons learned, and future recommendations for making one such program name change at a university already offering ABET-accredited (EAC) engineering programs. Considerations for the use of names such as “Applied Engineering”, “Engineering Technology”, and “Industrial Technology” are discussed.
Copyright Owner
Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Haughery, John R.; Mosher, Gretchen A.; and Freeman, Steven A., "The Use of Applied Engineering in an Engineering Dominant Culture" (2019). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations. 589.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_conf/589
Comments
This proceeding is published as Haughery, J. R., Mosher, G. A., Freeman, S. A. "The use of Applied Engineering in an Engineering Dominant Culture." Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering 2019 Annual Conference Proceedings, Charlotte, NC. November 6-8, 2019. Posted with permission.