A hybrid and modular curriculum model in advanced manufacturing for liberal arts graduates
- Autores: Abe Zeid, Marina Bogard, Chitra Javdeka, Susan Steiger-Escobar, Shamsi Moussavi, Valerie Kapilow, Elizabeth Watson, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi
- Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 33, no. 1 (Parte A), 2017, págs. 138-150
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This paper presents a new innovative curriculum model in advanced manufacturing to transform BA graduates to enablethem to find good paying jobs in advanced manufacturing. The curriculum model is an accelerated one year certificateprogram with a total of 25 credits. The certificate program offers two tracks: technology and innovation. The certificatecourses are hybrid (offered both online and face-to-face), modular (short duration courses with targeted topics) andstackable (modular courses build on each other). The design of the courses provides flexibility to students to select themodules that match their interest and abilities. An integral and important part of the program is a one-semester longindustry internship that students must take to prepare them for the new career. These internships are provided by theprogram industry partners. The certificate program is offered at a community college to make it more affordable for thetarget audience. The main contribution of the paper is the design and delivery of a technical curriculum for non-technicalmajors: BA graduates. This poses many design and delivery challenges as discussed in the paper. The remainder of thepaper presents the model in more details, its rationale, methodology, the challenges, and conclusions.
