<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Penn State Hazleton has recently developed and implemented a new Engineering program with a focus on energy efficiency and energy sustainability. To accelerate the implementation cycle of the program, it was necessary to very rapidly create and establish the components of an ecosystem needed for the Engineering program to prosper and grow. This paper describes the individual components of the ecosystem as well as the methods used to establish them. The paper also discusses the different initiatives to increase enrollment as well as placement rates for graduates. Continuous quality improvement procedure applied to maintain the quality of the program is also being discussed.</p></abstract>

Penn State Hazleton has recently developed and implemented a new Engineering program with a focus on energy efficiency and energy sustainability. To accelerate the implementation cycle of the program, it was necessary to very rapidly create and establish the components of an ecosystem needed for the Engineering program to prosper and grow. This paper describes the individual components of the ecosystem as well as the methods used to establish them. The paper also discusses the different initiatives to increase enrollment as well as placement rates for graduates. Continuous quality improvement procedure applied to maintain the quality of the program is also being discussed.

Building an Ecosystem for a New Engineering Program

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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Penn State Hazleton has recently developed and implemented a new Engineering program with a focus on energy efficiency and energy sustainability. To accelerate...

Building an Ecosystem for a New Engineering Program

Online veröffentlicht: 22. Mai 2018

Seitenbereich: 119 - 123

Eingereicht: 01. Dez. 2017

Akzeptiert: 01. März 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2018-0019

Schlüsselwörter
program implementation, Engineering program ecosystem, student recruitment, student placement

© 2018 Wieslaw Grebski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Building an Ecosystem for a New Engineering Program

Online veröffentlicht: 22. Mai 2018

Seitenbereich: 119 - 123

Eingereicht: 01. Dez. 2017

Akzeptiert: 01. März 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2018-0019

Schlüsselwörterprogram implementation, Engineering program ecosystem, student recruitment, student placement

© 2018 Wieslaw Grebski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
program implementation, Engineering program ecosystem, student recruitment, student placement