Title :
Optimizing graduate education for today´s practicing engineers
Author :
Swain, Philip H. ; Alef, Edward R.
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The authors detail how the Purdue off-campus engineering Master´s degree program and the GM Technical Education Program function synergistically to maximize the benefits to all concerned-student, employer, and university. In March 1986, Purdue University and General Motors Corporation formally agreed to offer Purdue´s Master of Science in Engineering degree through the GM Technical Education Program at the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. This development was a keystone event in the evolution of what has become a model program for addressing the graduate education and professional development needs of industry and its engineers
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering; GM Technical Education Program; General Motors Corporation; Purdue University; graduate education; off-campus engineering Master´s degree program; practicing engineers; Continuing education; Costs; Educational programs; Employment; Engineering management; Financial management; Industrial training; Remuneration; Research and development management; Resumes;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1991. Twenty-First Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education in a New World Order.' Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
West Lafayette, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0222-2
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1991.187487
