Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Rajat Handa, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Engineering Workforce

primer [3], there are between 105 and 252 STEMeducation programs or activities at 13 to 15 federal agencies; the key agencies involved in theeffort are Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and Health and HumanServices.Given that the interests are broad and federal efforts are spread across multiple agencies, there isa concern with perceived duplication of effort and a lack of coordination in the federal effort.Therefore, efforts to improve accountability and coordination have gained prominence in recentyears. The data currently available about STEM education paints a “complicated” picture [3].According to many indicators [3], overall graduate enrollments in science and engineering (S&E)grew 35% over the last decade; S&E

Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Engineering Workforce

year engineering technologydegree programs in the mid-1950’s in response to a need for more practically trained graduateswho would be able to enter the workforce without the need for specialized on the job training.ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), the accreditation body forboth engineering and engineering technology programs, describes engineering and engineeringtechnology as “closely related professional fields that differ in curricular focus and careerpaths”[3]. Graduates from engineering programs are called engineers, graduates of four yeartechnology programs are known as technologists, and graduates from two year technologyprograms are called technicians. In general, engineering curricula are mainly focused