OFFERING A SPECIALTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ENROLLMENTS AND MEET EMPLOYER DEMANDS: TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE

摘要

Electrical Engineering Technology programs can prepare graduates to support the vast array of medical technology deeply connected to the delivery of patient care. Hospitals and medical equipment manufacturers are clamoring for graduates who have combined the practical, technical training a technology program already provides with the vocabulary, regulations and technology specific to the clinical environment. Once an electrical engineering technology program understands the skills requested by employers, faculty can investigate sources of instruction and plan topic coverage. Program outcomes for this specialty are identified. These are tailored to the health care field (with relation to ABET a-k) and will mesh with program outcomes typically in place for existing electrical engineering technology programs. In addition, techniques to offer specialized instruction and several resources to locate potential industry partners will be identified. Examples are provided of two institutions who have successfully expanded their electrical engineering technology programs into this arena are explored as potential models for successful course offerings.