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From Engineering Technology Undergraduate to Graduate Engineering Studies

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Conference

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

Publication Date

June 26, 2016

Start Date

June 26, 2016

End Date

June 29, 2016

ISBN

978-0-692-68565-5

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education I

Tagged Division

Engineering Technology

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

10

DOI

10.18260/p.26969

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https://peer.asee.org/26969

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530

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Stephen E. Frempong State University of New York - Canton

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Stephen Frempong, Ph.D., P. Eng(uk), NCE, CET
Professor and Head of Department
Electrical Engineering Technology & Engineering Science
State University of New York at Canton
34 Cornell Drive
Canton, New York 13617
frempongs@canton.edu
sfrempong@ieee.org
Tel: 315-386-7211

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Abstract

From Engineering Technology Undergraduate to Graduate Engineering Studies

This paper will share with the audience about how Electrical Engineering Technology degree with minor in mathematics can increase the chances for a graduate to continue his/her graduate studies in Electrical Engineering at other institutions. Many Engineering Technology programs have four or five levels of mathematics which is College Algebra, Calculus I, Calculus II, Differential Equations and Calculus III. Some do not require Calculus III, and others do. For a graduate to be able to continue his/her education at the graduate level in Engineering and not in Engineering Technology, they need to have good mathematics background that some Engineering Technology programs are not preparing them for. Some may have to take few more undergraduate mathematics courses if they are admitted into graduate Engineering program. Those who are hired as Engineers may have limited design skills due to limited mathematics courses in their programs. In this paper, I will share with the audience about a new Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Technology (B. Tech) program that prepares students with opportunity to have minor in mathematics without spending extra time in completing the degree. Graduate from this program with minor in mathematics will have better opportunity in succeeding in Electrical Engineering graduate program as a result of his/her mathematical strength. I will share the curriculum with the audience and the flexibility that allow students to complete the degree with minor in mathematics in four years.

Frempong, S. E. (2016, June), From Engineering Technology Undergraduate to Graduate Engineering Studies Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26969

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