Planning Grant for Institution-Level Reform of Technology Programs

该ATE计划项目正在改革技术项目能力，以满足当前行业劳动力的需求，正在创建一个多学科的技术项目，使学生毕业时具备与行业需求相关的更广泛的技能，并正在扩大技术项目中新老员工的入学率、参与度和保留率。该项目的重点是加强与当地雇主的长期联系并使其制度化，从而使该机构能够满足工业新兴的教育需求。该计划与行业咨询委员会合作，进行行业技能和知识需求评估，并将评估结果与课程能力相结合。所需的技能组合正在纳入课程成果，并且正在使用基于项目的学习方法进行课程改革。该机构正在将无数的技术学位课程精简为一个多学科的技术学位。他们正在与佛罗伦萨-达灵顿技术学院的SC ATE卓越中心和国家工程技术教育资源中心合作。scate提供专业发展和课程改革方面的帮助。

This ATE planning project is reforming technology program competencies to meet current industry workforce needs, is creating a multi-disciplinary technology program that allows students to graduate with a broader skill set relevant to industry needs, and is expanding enrollment, engagement, and retention of new and incumbent workers in the technology programs. The project focuses on strengthening and institutionalizing permanent connections with local employers, thereby allowing the institution to meet the emerging educational needs of industry. In conjunction with the Industry Advisory Committee, the project is conducting an industry skills and knowledge needs assessment and cross-walking the assessment results with course competencies. Needed skill sets are being incorporated into course outcomes, and curriculum reform is being undertaken using a project-based learning approach. The institution is streamlining a myriad of technology degree programs into one multi-disciplinary technology degree. They are collaborating with the SC ATE Center for Excellence and National Resource Center for Engineering Technology Education at Florence-Darlington Technical College. SC ATE provides professional development and assistance with curriculum reform.