<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

Published Online: May 22, 2018

Page range: 119 - 123

Received: Dec 01, 2017

Accepted: Mar 01, 2018

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

Keywords
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

Published Online: May 22, 2018

Page range: 119 - 123

Received: Dec 01, 2017

Accepted: Mar 01, 2018

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

Keywordsprogram 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.

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