The Industrial and Engineering Technology Department mission is to provide a quality education to undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing for professional careers. The department prepares the students for professional technical employment and insightful citizenship.
Department mission is based on the flow down of the university and College of Education and Professional Studies goals. These goals are combined with the departments technical bent to create a mission that is in harmony with the university and technical degree programs offered by the department. The department's academic programs provide students the ability to obtain technical jobs and become responsible citizens.
I. To nurture excellent programs in Technology, and Engineering Technology related disciplines by maintaining or obtaining national accreditation in the following programs: · Maintain TAC/ABET accreditation for EET and MET · Maintain ACCE accreditation for CM · Maintain NCATE accreditation for Industrial Education · Obtain accreditation for SHM from ABET · Develop, publish and periodically update program strategic plans II. Strengthen the preparedness of freshman and transfer students. · For Engineering Technology via participation in Washington Council for Engineering and Related Technical Education (WCERTE) · Maintain and publish mutually beneficial articulation agreements and policies with the states community colleges · Proactive advising of campus students III. Serve the educational needs of the place-bound students. · Offer Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) and certificate programs where appropriate with attention on CWU centers · Offer distance education where appropriate · Develop and maintain appropriate virtual courses where appropriate · Offer Bachelor of Science in EET and other appropriate IET degrees at selected CWU Centers IV. Continuously improve physical educational environment. · Occupy a new building by 2011 · Maintain and improve lab equipment and lab experiences consistent with current industry practices · Maintain and upgrade educational delivery tools such as visual aids, electronic media and audio visual systems V. Continuously improve the cultural educational environment · Promote student professional organizations and professional activities · Encourage and recognize collaborations in research and publications · Encourage service learning from students VI. Develop a diversified funding base to support academic and student programs. · Establish and maintain at least one foundation account for each program · Develop a budget plan for foundations funds and actively seek funding from external sources · Establish a software fund · Establish endowed foundations for professorships and specific programs as appropriate VII. Build mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, professional groups, institutions, inter-department, inter-university, and the communities surrounding our campus locations. · Every program served by an advisory board · Encourage faculty membership in professional societies · Encourage service learning by students · Sponsor student and professional activities · Identify and develop community ties · Work in conjunction with the CWU Development Office support an alumni database VIII. Continuously improve support for the faculty and staff in their respective fields. · Increase opportunities for service and scholarship · Provided resources for each faculty and staff member to attend one conference or offsite training session per year. · Obtain necessary secretarial help for the department · Obtain student help for labs and educational support activities IX. Value diversity of background, experience, beliefs, and perspectives as a means to improve the quality of the educational experience and to achieve civility. · Sponsor seminars or lectures on diversity · Support the recruitment of a culturally diverse student and faculty population · Incorporate these diverse ideas and their assessments into courses and student activities X. Promote lifelong learning for students, faculty and staff. · Sponsor professional short courses · Sponsor professional seminars · Encourage undergraduate student research with faculty mentors
Twice a year the department faculty and staff reflect on the accomplishment of our goals and objectives. In the spring we reflect back and review each goal and objective to measure our success. In the fall we review our goals and objective with a view toward the upcoming academic year and make any adjustments as necessary.
Accreditation All accredited programs have maintained their status and we have started the process to earn accreditation for the SHM program via ABET. Prep freshman and transfer students The department has been unable to fully implement this goal due to resource constraints. Faculty members are active in WCERTE and visit with our community college partners. Needs of place bound students The department has begun to offer the BAS and BS in Industrial Technology and BAS and BS in Safety and Health management at our Des Moines center. Currently we have 8 separate degree programs between Lynnwood and Des Moines, unless additional funding for more faculty is provided we are at capacity. Physical Environment The department is getting a new building. The legislature has funded the design and construction funding is anticipated in 2009. Cultural Environment The department has made limited progress on collaborative and service learning project. Funding Department success in this area is mixed. Some faculty have made some significant progress by establishing an endowed professorship with a balance of over $500,000. Partnerships with industry The department has made great strides in this area. All programs are served by an advisory board and industry professionals are routinely in the class room as guest speakers. Continuously support the faculty and staff Mixed success. The department has been able to fund travel for professional development. The ability to full embrace the concept of balanced scholarship, service and teaching has not been achieved in the department. Due to faculty shortages all faculty members must carry a full teaching load. Diversity We have made great strides in this area through our summer weekend workshop to encourage young women to enter technical fields. Additionally we host construction week in the summer that typically include a diverse cross section of young people. Life long learning Faculty and staff have accomplished many professional development opportunities. The department has been unable to perform undergraduate research due to faculty shortages.
Recommendations from past program review and implementation 1.Strategic Opportunities •New building, design funding is in the Gov’s budget, house budget, and we hope the legislature will fund the design this biennium…new construction in the following biennium!!! •IET faculty are spread too thin. We are rigidly applying the work planning model. We are also trying to staff our lab classes differently to provide faculty more time to do other work duties. For example we rewrote two staff positions to help staff the labs. Additionally we are utilizing more graduate students as lab TA or instructors. •We have also developed a two year planning model to efficiently offer classes 2.Program and Course Focus •A course audit was somewhat successful. An analysis of course offerings versus students loading was performed. •The department now only offers courses that have a high probability of being full. The department only offers the minimal number of sections or certain courses are only offered every other year. •Some undergraduate and graduate courses are cross listed to offer a more efficient and robust course offering. •Other efficiencies such as combining classes were not realized due to the nature of the department programs with vested interest in specific classes. 3.Student Advisory Council •Met in AY 2005/06 and was helpful in providing guidance on SEOI guidance to the IET faculty handbook. •Will meet again in AY 2006/07 during spring 2007. 4.IET Vision PR •Created an IET brochure (attached). •Hired a part time web mistress to keep web pages updated. •Have not hired professionals or collaborated with the communications department on remaking our image….but need to find time and recourses to do this… 5.Graduate Program •Hired a new MSET coordinator, Dr. Geoff Dean. Graduate program has been slightly revised. We are working on cross listing several undergraduate and graduate classes to create greater efficiencies and provide a better learning environment for the students. •Dr. Dean will manage our MSET program at the Des Moines center in AY 2007/8 and we are searching for a new MSET coordinator for the Ellensburg campus. Dr. Dean will remain engaged on the Ellensburg campus by teaching at least one class on campus and chairing graduate committees in Ellensburg. 6. Off Campus Programs •We moved the EET program from Peirce to Des Moines to improve communications and provide synergy with faculty and classes. •We plan to start the BAS in Industrial Technology in Des Moines in the fall of 07, provided that some of the proposed budget for high demand enrollment goes to IET. •The three programs in Des Moines; EET, MSET, BAS will be coordinated by Dr. Dean. 7.Program Enrollments •Recruitment has been in the form of advertising in the summer observer, creating posters, creating an IET brochure, and visiting community colleges across the state. •Will continue to host the ACES summer camp for young women. 8.Technology Teacher Education •Hosted the Technical Students Association (TSA), had over 300 high school students in the building for technical competitions. •Due to limited staffing we have been unable to modify curriculum to match standards as outlined in the National Standard for Technology Literacy. 9.Research and Development Grants •Have partnered with departments in the College of the Sciences on NSF grants, so far these have gone unfunded. Planning to submit a NSF grant summer 07. •Were successful in a Sphere of Distinction grant AY 2006/7 to create a program in sustainable design and construction. •Need to become more active in grant writing, all new faculty have this written into their work load plans for AY 2007/8. 10.Fund Raising •Limited success with advisory boards for hard cash except for the Construction Management program. •Very limited success with CEPS development officer. •Remains a priority.
1. Accreditation, EET/ MET: TAC/ ABET, CMGT ACCE 2. Enrollment, CMGT capped growth, MET: Stable, SHM growing 3. Pre-design of building completed, working on design 4. Alumni support, established foundation for support 5. New High Demand Programs – CMGT, SHM 6. New Faculty (2FTNTT, High Demand) 7. Created MSET Program 8. I Tech Program at Centers 9. Grants -- Fuel Cell, Industrial Support, FEF Scholarships, Construction Management Endowed Professorship, Boeing 10. Program awareness, On and Off Campus has grown in stature and esteem 11. Faculty Accomplishments, ASME Distinguished Service Award, CWU’s Professor of the year award for teaching (dave Carns), Publishing record, Grant applications 12. Outreach – Womens camp - Aviation Construction Engineering and Safety, Gear-up, MESA, Community College Visitations, Articulation Agreements, Des Moines Center consolidation, Lynnwood Center 13. New Course Development – First General Education Course, Heavy/ Civil Program 14. New Program Development, BAS (IT and SHM), MSET Program 15. Community Education, i.e. fuel cell, Alternative Energy Workshop, Alternative energy demonstration projects 16. Student Accomplishments, Commencement Speaker, Scholarships, ASME student chapter award, CMGT student competition awards 17. Increased graduation rate, high number of quality placements, increased hire rates and salaries 18. Program support from Industry, 19. Increased Funding Development
1. Staffing. Limited resources, not enough TT faculty, difficult to find qualified lecturers in local community 2. Contemporary Industrial Equipment and Software is expensive to purchase 3. Resources not enough G & S funding to adequatly maintain equipment, Equipment/computer maintenance plan and management needs attention 4. Space – not enough or large enough storage, classroom, lab, office, demo equipment 5. Marketing, need to promote low enrollment programs
The IET department programs of: BS Construction Management BS Electronics Engineering Technology BS Industrial Technology BS Industrial/ Technology Education BS Mechanical Engineering Technology BS Safety and Health Management Supports the mission of "...prepare students for responsible...and productive lives." by providing career opportunities in technical specializations. The department academic programs constantly seek to develop profissionals that are ethically moral and environmentally sensitive.
Construction management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). This curriculum incorporates four years of progressive sequencing, learning and synthesis. This is met through building classes on a progressive knowledge basis and a continual reemphasizing of key skill sets. The Electronic Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs are accredited by ABET. These curriculums incorporate progressive sequencing of classes, learning and synthesis. This is met through building classes on a progressive knowledge basis, a continual reemphasizing of key skill sets, and final culminating senior project. The Industrial Technology program is based on a core set of expected learner outcomes that are acquired through a series of core course requirements. Further specialization is provided by advisement. The Technology Education program is a broad technology program where students learn the art of teaching through the Education department and the technical skills through the Industrial and Engineering Technology department. Students have a capstone course to ensure the synthesis of the technical and educational learner outcomes. The Safety and Health Management program is preparing for accreditation by ABET. This curriculum incorporates four years of progressive sequencing, learning and synthesis. This is met through building classes on a progressive knowledge basis and a continual reemphasizing of key skill sets.
The Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Electronics Engineering Technology Industrial Education and Safety and Health Management programs maintain current curriculum through the efforts of accreditation. These and other programs also rely on faculty performing scholarship, industrial consulting, and advisory boards to keep current with industry trends. These experiences and guidance are brought into the classrooms and made part of the curriculum.
There are multiple paths of teaching effectiveness, quality evaluation and improvements within the IET department. 1. Each new and existing course must include in the syllabus teaching objectives, learner outcomes and assessments consistent with programmatic goals, accreditation requirements and catalogue descriptions. Learner outcomes and assessment are reviewed before each class is taught. 2. Course improvements are the responsibility of the individual professor teaching each specific class. The primary method of course feedback is through Student Evaluation Of Instruction (SEOI). SEOI are required for each course taught and are reviewed by the department chair and are a required part of a faculty member’s professional record. Each faculty member is required to reflect on each class that has been taught and document improvements and assesments via a continuous quality improvement process. 3. Program level discussions are held regularly (approximately quarterly by some programs, less frequently by others). The discussions also include results of assessments. These discussions can result in course or program changes. 4. Advisory Boards meet to discuss input to the programs from an industry perspective. Some programs assign a specific class for advisory council member to review. 5. Externally, TAC /ABET reviews MET and EET, and ACCE reviews Construction Management regularly (about 6 years). An example of a change from TAC/ABET is the inclusion of MET315 Fluids as a core course (not as an Option course). An example of a change from AACE is the inclusion labor laws into a Contract Law class. 6. Faculty members attend their specific programs national educational conferences to maintain currency in the scholarship of teaching, to apply appropriate material and use the latest tools of the teaching profession. 7. Instructional methods to produce student learning are based upon traditional methods of lecture, inquiry-based/ open learning, case study, individual and group projects, laboratory experiences, field experiences, field trips, service learning, and collaborative research.
Material is available on request located on the G drive for each program
Material is available on request located on the G drive for each program
The program coordinators of the specific programs are required to ensure assesment is performed, documented and acted on by the program. The department chair is ultimately the principle person responsible for insuring that all assessment activities are being carried out. Each program has developed an assessment plan for their degree program. During regularly scheduled advisory board meetings, program assessment is reviewed by advisory board members for completeness.
All programs have developed assessment plans. The effort results in assessment during the academic year and and final reporting is sent to the Dean in the spring.
The IET department offers one course to satisfy the general education requirement for an application of a natural science. IET 101, Modern Technology is a survey course that teaches how scientific principles and technology are applied in our everyday lives. This course is offered every quarter and is always taught at capacity. Assesment and continuous quality improvement is performed by the faculty member assigned to teach the course and is assessed as part of the Industrial Technology program.
The department’s academic programs stress written and oral communications. These are assessed as part of the technical classes and improvements are made as needed
The Master of Science in Engineering Technology (MSET) program is multi-disciplinary, having the specific purpose of broadening the technological backgrounds of persons holding bachelor degrees in the Engineering Technology (MET or EET), Industrial Technology (IT), engineering disciplines or other IET programs. There are about 30 students enrolled in this program. The MSET is offered at both the Ellensburg campus and at the CWU- Des Moines Center. The department is planning to hire a graduate program coordinator for the Ellensburg campus but currently this duty is handled by the department chair. Graduate courses are taught by various faculty from several disciplines within the IET department. CWU-Des Moines has a full time faculty member assigned as the graduate program coordinator, while courses are taught by practicing professionals.
Graduates students are expected to perform research and discovery with minimal supervision from faculty.
Construction of a Sustaianable Trailer Solar Car Production Pedestrian Modeling Using ProModel to Test the Highway Capacity Model Fuel Cell Demonstration Project Biofuel Production Batch Plant Changes in General Aviation Training after 9/11
Several courses have been offered via distance education utilizing two way interactive video. Typically one or two classes per year is offered by distance ed.
IET 525, 2, 12, 5 IET SHM 353, 2, 15, 12 SHM 475, 2, 12, 8 SHM 485, 2, 12, 8
SHM 386, 2, 20, 12
The majority of courses in the IET department use Blackboard technology to some degree, no classes rely soley on Blackboard. Blackboard is used by several professors to augment their course work. Examples of courses are CMGT 343, IET 311, SHM 323, and MET 495.
There is some reduction in the quality of education compared to face to face. The department faculty attempt to get over this by visiting each site at least every other week. We have also had success delivering DE from the Seattle area to the Ellensburg campus by technical experts. For example a Senior Technical Fellow at Boeing taught a Systems Engineering course and it was beamed to the Ellensburg campus.
Each off campus program has at lest one full time faculty member assigned as a program coordinator. This coordinator assures programs offered off campus are identical to the on campus programs. This is performed via all faculty meetings to discuss sylubus, learner outcome and assesment stratgies.
Each student electing to undertake a major within the IET department is assigned an advisor based on their particular interest. An advisor meets with each student for an initial counseling session where the course of study, prerequisites, general education requirements and careers are discussed. Each quarter students meet with their advisor to plan upcoming quarters and discuss course selection and options. Faculty members also provide advising services for employment, scholarships, career choices and provide recommendations to employers and others.
An academic advisor in the IET department will make a recommendation for a course substitution based on evidence provide. This evidence could be syllabi, course descriptions from catalogues or previous work. The department chair approves all requested course substitutions.
Recruitment is via pamphlets, flyers and the web. The web link is http://www.cwu.edu/~iet/
Each student is provided an academic advisor. All course syllabuses provide information and points of contact for students that may require the support of disability services. When it come to the attention of a faculty member that a student need remedial help in math or writing they will be directed to the writing or math center. Faculty have posted office hours and are also available by appointment.
Students can become involved in the following department related clubs: Associated General Contractor Student Chapter Mechanical Contractor Association Student Chapter American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Chapter Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Student Chapter Technology Education student Club Industrial Technology Student Club Society of Women Engineers Construction Management Honor Society National Association of Home Builders see cwu.edu/~iet
Each year one or two students from the IET department present their work at this campus wide event. Sample projects include comparing project management software or comparing metallurgical properties in a poster sessions. Students routinely present the results of their work at national and regional conferences. For example an MET student recently presented his work at the national Foundry Education conference in Chicago, IL.
The IET department works with Career services to host an IET Career and Internship Fair. In the Fall or 2007 there were over 70 companies at the fair. Students graduating from the programs within the IET department generally are engaged in the building or servicing of industrial products throughout the state and nation. A few students find employment as teachers in secondary education as industrial arts or shop teachers. Employment rates can be very high for IET department graduates. For example employment rate for Construction Management majors is virtually 100%. Salary ranges for these graduates are typically in the mid to upper $40k, although some students willing to relocate to California will reach the high $50k. Employment rates for EET, MET, IT, and SHM are very high. Our industrial education students are employed at high rates in this competitive field.
Students are generally satisfied with advising, student clubs and counseling. Students do lack sufficent study and group space with in the Hogue Technology building.
Staffing across the department is mostly from Full Time Tenure Track (FTTT) faculty members. The department also employs Full Time Non Tenure Track (FTNTT) and lecturers. There are 3 full time civil servants that support the educational programs within the department. Currently there are 13 FTTT, 3.5 FTNTT, and during any given quarter about 3 or 4 lecturers or graduate teaching assistants that typically teach one class during the quarter. Ratio full/ part time 16.5/3 = 5.5 16.5/4 = 4.1 The ratio of full time to part time is about 3 to 4 times as many full time to part time faculty members. The department faces staffing shortages due to limited full time positions and the unavailability of qualified lecturers in the Ellensburg community.
Professional development plans are functionally developed via the work plan process. Faculty in conjunction with the needs of the department (teaching load) establish what level of time to devote to scholarship, service and teaching. If a faculty member is deficient in a specific category of teaching, service or scholarship additional time may be allowed for professional development in this area. The department requires faculty to reflect on each class taught and annually reflect on teaching. The reflection is part of our continuous improvement process.
Our three person Department Personnel Committee assesses the performance of fellow faculty seeking performance adjustment, rehire, tenure or promotion. The department chair evaluates all faculty including part time lecturers.
The balance 36 work load units for teaching and 9 for scholarship and service is appropriate, provided there is flexibility. Unfortunately within the IET department there is not any flexibility to deviate from the 36 teaching and 9 service and scholarship. The department just has too many classes to cover and too many programs to administer for the number of faculty on staff.
SEOI’s are used by individual faculty members as a starting point for continuous quality improvement. All SEOIs are reviewed by the department chair after each quarter if isues are present the department will meet with the faculty member involved to determine the cause and potential remedy. As part of the faculty review process, peer evaluations of instruction is required. The department chair performs evaluations on all faculty at least once an academic year. The evaluation identifies commplemntary items and provides the faculty member with suggested improvements.
There are not enough faculty members within the IET department to fully deliver quality classes and develop scholars. The mix of full time, tenure and non tenure track and part faculty is ok.
Data provided by Instructional Research and other appropriate offices.
Generally the library provides outstanding service.
For the level of research undertaken by the department’s faculty, the on campus library will never be satisfactory. Faculty members may utilize an interstate library system and have books sent to the Ellensburg campus. For literature review browsing an impressive engineering library is available at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Several classes within the IET majors require the use of the library to research a topic. This is achieved by mandating a reference be from the campus library. Several classes in the major require extensive use of the MS office suite of tools, and several classes require advanced computer skills and a working knowledge of software. The specific courses are: i. Architectural CAD ii. Solid Works iii. Technical Presentations iv. Finite Element analysis v. Construction estimating, scheduling and project management software
The library solicits input from the IET department on which books and publications to purchase. The library send over cards of potential books to purchase and the department prioritizes the cards and sends them back to the library.
Most EET resources are donated from industry and are located in Hebler Hall.
A department chair working with a philosophy of shared governance and consensus administers the department. The department chair is elected every four years by the department faculty and approved by the Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies. The faculty members of each program select program coordinators or they are appointed by the department chair. Each program coordinator meets with the faculty members of their programs to discuss issues of advising, curriculum, scheduling, program coordination, fund raising, and student activities. The department follows the collective bargining agreement as the governing document on issues of schedule, workload, credit hours, and all other matters of personnel management. The department chair serves as the administrative head for all matters and is also assisted by the several committees. Department committees are used to advise the department chair and the department on pertinent issues. These committees are: Personnel Committee, Scholarship Committee, Hogue Technology Renovation and Addition Committee.
The department is operated on a consensus basis for the development of departmental policies, if an impasse is reached votes are taken and majority rules.
Due to the lack of faculty and workload requirements the IET department has been unable to fill the two faculty senate positions.
The department is the number one funding priority on campus for the next capital budget request to the legislature. This request should fund the construction of Hogue Technology remodel and addition approximately $47,000,000 which about 35,000,000 is dedicated to the IET departments stand alone seperate building. The department does not have adaquate faculty to to support adequate service and scholarly endevors. Travel and professional development funds are adequate for faculty and staff because these funds are supplemented by summer school profits. Research funding for equipment and release time is unavailable within the department/ college and very limited at the university level. Equipment and Software needs are underfunded. Additional staff are needed to support the educational goals of the department. The department needs additional part time office staff and laboratory assistants. Currently the departmetn is funded with two Graduate Assistants, they typically teach classes at the undergraduate level. Since these assistants teach the departments research is limited by the lack of research assistants.
Several faculty have been successful in raising funds from industry. For example the Construction Management faculty raised over $250,000 from industry and this sum was matched by the state to create a professorship. The construction management program also hosts a fund raising golf tournament every year....approximately $10,000 net profit is made each year. Summer school is a money maker for the department, funds generated from these activities generally goes to fund faculty development. Several department faculty have been awarded small grants for equipment, material and program development.
The IET department does not have an adaquate building to call home. There is not enough space, ie classrooms, labs, large enough storage, office, and type of facilities. The existing building does not have prpoer ventilation. The university is work to correct these issues: Pre-design for new technology building was completed in July 2004 Three million dollars in design funds were received in 2007-09 biannual budget to begin the design process of constructing a new or remodeled Hogue Technology Building. The Hogue Technology building construction project is the number one priority major project in the next capital funding request.
Laboratory equipment is in marginal condition. It is expected that this will greatly improve with the construction of a new building. Software up-grades are a problem since costs for renewals can be expensive.
Instructional technology is adequate. Research technology is non existent.
The department has a member on the University Site and Development Committee. Several members have been on or are currently serving on the Hogue Building predesign or Hogue Building design committee.
Professional ethics are reviewed in IET course work and are part of student handbooks. The faculty are guided by professional societies and the collective bargaining agreement.
University policies are reviewed at department meetings and enforced by the department chair and individual faculty members.