Asee peer logo

Development of Curriculum in Technology-related Supply Chain Management Programs

Download Paper |

Conference

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Tampa, Florida

Publication Date

June 15, 2019

Start Date

June 15, 2019

End Date

June 19, 2019

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Programs

Tagged Division

Engineering Technology

Page Count

18

DOI

10.18260/1-2--32655

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/32655

Download Count

1021

Paper Authors

biography

Panteha Alipour Purdue University

visit author page

Panteha Alipour is a PhD student at Purdue University. Her background is in industrial engineering with a focus on supply network analysis. Her research interests are optimization, network analysis, data analysis and predictive modelling.

visit author page

biography

Kathryne Newton Purdue Polytechnic Institute

visit author page

Dr. Kathy Newton is an Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Faculty Success for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University. She is a Professor of Supply Chain Management Technology in the School of Engineering Technology. Her teaching and
scholarly interests are in the areas of supply chain management, quality control, and graduate education. She
served as Department Head of Industrial Technology from 2007 to 2010. Prior to her appointment at Purdue University
in 1993, she spent seven years teaching for Texas A&M University’s Department of Engineering
Technology. Dr. Newton has a Ph.D. in Educational Human Resource Development, a Master’s degree in Business Administration,
and a B.S. in Industrial Distribution, each from Texas A&M University.

visit author page

Download Paper |

Abstract

Curriculum development in STEM education has become critically needed because it must reflect the educational requirements of a rapidly changing global market. “Business and political leaders have stressed the need to improve STEM education” (Lord, 2014) and the need to update curricula in response to industry demands appropriately is apparent. This is needed to meet the need for competent and technologically minded skilled human resources. Given the importance of supply chain engineering technology to industry, along with the apparent lack of research concerning the development of supply chain engineering technology curriculum, the purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic analysis around the curriculum of supply chain engineering technology programs through the analysis of undergraduate curriculum offerings. The focus of this analysis is to identify trends in the supply chain, technology, science, management, and typical “core” course mixes in supply chain engineering technology programs in different universities in the United States. During this investigation of different curriculums, it was found that changes occurring in the industry and market needs have been reflected in differing programs’ curriculum. This research is also intended to develop a better understanding of how supply chain engineering technology content is being taught in institutions of higher education and to compare the development of undergraduate programs over time. An interesting outcome of this research is the recognition that supply chain engineering technology programs, and in particular the direction of the curriculum, benefit significantly from strong ties to industry.

Alipour, P., & Newton, K. (2019, June), Development of Curriculum in Technology-related Supply Chain Management Programs Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32655

ASEE holds the copyright on this document. It may be read by the public free of charge. Authors may archive their work on personal websites or in institutional repositories with the following citation: © 2019 American Society for Engineering Education. Other scholars may excerpt or quote from these materials with the same citation. When excerpting or quoting from Conference Proceedings, authors should, in addition to noting the ASEE copyright, list all the original authors and their institutions and name the host city of the conference. - Last updated April 1, 2015