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

on theory,design, and analysis, and include calculus and calculus-based science courses, while engineeringtechnology is focused on application and implementation with coursework based in algebra,trigonometry and applied calculus. The practical differences between engineers and technologistsin industry often remain somewhat ambiguous, and the debate about the differences andsimilarities between their academic preparation and career paths is ongoing [4-7].Students graduating high school having taken trigonometry and preferable pre-calculus are betterprepared for engineering than those who have only taken algebra and geometry [8]. Recruitersand faculty often present engineering technology to prospective students and parents as a morepractical