The Program in Engineering Technology
What is Engineering
Technology? - Program
Development - Pre-engineering vs
Engineering Technology
Demand for Graduates -
Accreditations & Approvals
Morrison Institute of Technology offers a two year,
Associate in Applied Science degree in Engineering Technology with two
areas of concentration: Construction, and Drafting Design and CAD. A minimum
of 65 semester hours are required for graduation of which at least 40
semester hours must be earned at Morrison unless credit is earned
through a Service Members Opportunity College (SOC).
At Morrison, we train students to be engineering
technicians. The curriculum includes mathematics, science, engineering
technology, humanities, and computer aided drafting and design, i.e.,
CAD. We offer two areas of concentration: construction, and design and
drafting. Graduates of our programs become survey team members,
construction supervisors, manufacturing supervisors, manufacturing
designers, building design team members, and business professionals
involved in
science
and technology. The actual occupations of some of our graduates
are listed on our
Alumni Page .
What
is Engineering Technology?
"Engineering technology is
that part of the technological field that requires the application of
scientific and engineering knowledge and methods combined with
technical skills in support of engineering activities; it lies in the
occupational spectrum between the craftsman and the engineer at the
end of the spectrum closest to the engineer."
(ABET Accreditation Hdbk 1998)
Graduates of engineering technology programs are
referred to as "technicians" and are those people that work with
engineers and do the "hands-on" type of work. Typical occupations
would be CAD drafters, CAD designers, materials testing technicians,
inspectors, etc..
Engineering Technology Program
The engineering technology program has been
developed and is kept current in accordance with suggested guidelines
provided by nationally recognized technical education groups,
accrediting organizations, the college Industrial Advisory Board,
employers of graduates, graduates, and the college Academic Advisory
Board. This program is accredited by the
Technology
Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET), the sole accrediting agency for
accrediting engineering and engineering technology programs. It is
also certified by the American Design
and Drafting Association (ADDA).
The curriculum for the engineering technology
program has been designed with an appropriate balance of study in the
areas of engineering and construction technology and manual drafting.
In addition, to assure that a student is prepared to assume a
productive and contributing role as a citizen, locally, nationally,
and worldwide, a core of general education courses including: basic
sciences, humanities, written and oral communications, mathematics,
and computer literacy are required to provide that academic
foundation which the student must acquire to continue a lifelong
learning process on a formal or informal basis. Extensive exposure to
computer usage in computer aided drafting (CAD) is also provided to
all students.
The
program has a very open architecture to permit students to concentrate
their technical electives in the construction area or the design
drafting area. A student may also elect to chose technical electives
from both concentrations if he or she so desires for a more general
background. A minimum of 65 total credit hours is required for an
Associate in Applied Science degree of which 40 credits must be earned
at Morrison Institute of Technology unless credit is earned through a
Service Members Opportunity College (SOC). The minimum total number
of technical elective credit hours required is 21 in order to meet the
minimum total number of credit hours required to receive the Associate
in Applied Science degree in Engineering Technology.
Pre Engineering Programs vs. Programs in Engineering Technology
The following is quoted from the Bulletin 2500,
1998 Occupational Outlook Handbook, page 95, published by the U.S.
Department of Labor.
"Students who enroll in a 2-year pre engineering
program may find it difficult to find work as an engineering
technician."
"Opportunities are best for individuals who have
completed a 2-year program in engineering technology."
Morrison Institute of Technology offers an
accredited 2-year program in engineering technology. Placement of
Morrison Institute of Technology graduates in engineering technician
positions has been excellent.
Demand for Engineering Technicians
The future for engineering technicians is very good.
The need for people to understand and apply advanced technology is
certainly not decreasing. Presently, the national demand for
engineering technicians exceeds the supply. This is also true at
Morrison, where often the number of job solicitations exceeds the
number of graduates.
Accreditation
The degree program at Morrison is accredited by the
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of
Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET), the same agency that accredits
all major engineering and technology programs in North America. ABET
is recognized by the US Department of Education as the sole agency
responsible for accreditation of educational programs leading to
associate and
baccalaureate degrees in engineering technology. TAC/ABET consists
of twenty-two (22) participating bodies:
American Academy of Environmental
Engineers (AAEE)
American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. (AIAA)
American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
American Society of of
Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of
Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Society of Heating,
Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning, Inc. (ASHRAE)
The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
The Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Institute of Industrial
Engineers (IIE)
ISA-The International Society
of for Measurement and Control
The Minerals, Metals &
Materials Society (TMS)
National Council of Examiners
for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
National Institute of Ceramic
Engineers (NICE)
National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE)
Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME)
Society for Mining,
Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME-AIME)
Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
Society of petroleum
Engineers (SPE)
and five (5) affiliate bodies:
American Consulting Engineers
Council (ACEC)
American Institute of Mining,
Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
American Society of safety
Engineers (ASSE)
Materials research Society (MRS)
Society of Plastics Engineers
(SPE)
Additionally, Morrison's Drafting and Design program
of study is certified by the American Drafting Design Association (ADDA) at the
Design/Drafter level. This is the highest level of certification
awarded by the ADDA for a two year college program of study.
