Alabama Colleges for Engineering Technology Educational Advancements (ACETEA)

阿拉巴马州工程技术教育进步学院 (ACETEA)

• 批准号: 0302938
• 负责人: John Reutter
• 金额: $ 82.34万
• 依托单位: Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-01 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0302938&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Alabama; Colleges; Engineering; Technology; Educational

Advancements in the fields of automated manufacturing, industrial engineering, telecommunications, and electronics in the state of Alabama have placed a challenge on the state's technical and community colleges. To meet this challenge, 16 two-year colleges have formed the Alabama College System Microelectronics Consortium in partnership with the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA). EDPA is an alliance of 67 leading business and industry companies committed to supporting quality economic growth in the state. Traditional engineering, electronics, telecommunications and manufacturing programs are not adequate to prepare students for occupations in the high performance workplace of the future. The shortage of highly trained engineering technicians impacts the state's ability to keep its existing industries competitive and to attract new industry to the state. Community and technical colleges must play a major role in eliminating the shortage of highly trained technicians in response to current and future industry needs. However, the cost of advanced engineering-related programs limits the ability of any one college to effectively meet the demands of a rapidly changing workplace.The ACETEA Consortium (Alabama Colleges for Engineering Technology EducationalAdvancement) is a joint effort of two-year colleges and engineering technology employers from throughout Alabama. The Consortium's purpose is providing a statewide approach to the preparation (education and training) of technicians in both traditional and specialized fields of engineering technology. Through innovative and flexible strategies, the Consortium is educating and training the work force for new, electronic based, advanced engineering technology fields. These fields include electromechanical automation (robotics), electronic manufacturing, instrumentation/data acquisition, aerospace electronics, informational technology, networking (WAN & LAN), and computer maintenance. The ACETEA Consortium is developing advanced engineering technology programs that begin with a common core curriculum in engineering technology. Each college is offering two to five advanced technology specialties that match the needs of industry in its region of the state. This regional approach is resulting in a statewide upgrade of current science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculum; enabling colleges to grow with industry and meet the future needs of the high performance workplace; providing upgrade training to current industry employees; strengthening engineering technology education throughout the state at the secondary, associate degree, and baccalaureate level; nurturing new teaching methodologies in the classroom, laboratory, and workplace; and attracting many students to engineering technology programs including low-income, minority and other underrepresented groups.

阿拉巴马州自动化制造、工业工程、电信和电子领域的进步给该州的技术和社区学院带来了挑战。为了迎接这一挑战，16所两年制大学与阿拉巴马州经济发展伙伴关系(EDPA)合作，成立了阿拉巴马州学院系统微电子联盟。EDPA是由67家领先的商业和工业公司组成的联盟，致力于支持该州高质量的经济增长。传统的工程、电子、电信和制造专业不足以让学生为未来高性能工作场所的职业做好准备。训练有素的工程技术人员的短缺影响了该州保持现有产业竞争力和吸引新产业进入该州的能力。社区和技术学院必须在消除训练有素的技术人员短缺方面发挥重要作用，以满足当前和未来的行业需求。然而，高级工程相关课程的费用限制了任何一所大学有效满足快速变化的工作场所的需求的能力。ACETEA联盟(阿拉巴马州工程技术教育促进学院)是整个阿拉巴马州两年制大学和工程技术雇主的共同努力。该联盟的目的是在全州范围内提供一种培养(教育和培训)传统和专门工程技术领域的技术人员的方法。通过创新和灵活的战略，该联盟正在为新的、以电子为基础的先进工程技术领域的劳动力提供教育和培训。这些领域包括机电自动化(机器人)、电子制造、仪器仪表/数据采集、航空航天电子、信息技术、网络(广域网和局域网)和计算机维护。ACETEA联盟正在开发高级工程技术课程，这些课程从工程技术的共同核心课程开始。每所大学都提供2到5个高级技术专业，与所在州所在地区的行业需求相匹配。这种地区性的方法正在导致全州范围内对当前的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)课程进行升级；使大学能够与行业一起发展，满足高性能工作场所的未来需求；为现有的行业员工提供升级培训；在全州范围内加强中学、副学位和学士学位水平的工程技术教育；在课堂、实验室和工作场所培养新的教学方法；并吸引许多学生参加工程技术项目，包括低收入、少数群体和其他代表不足的群体。