INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS PROVIDE PROGRESS REPORT CARD FEEDBACK ON NEWLY DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS LABORATORY

摘要

In order for engineering technology programs to provide more formidable state-of-the- art programs for their students, program administrators must gain insight into the worthiness of their curricula. Engineering technology programs and courses supported and evaluated by industry representatives are quite valuable in preparing students for responding to local and national market needs. After two years in development, a newly created Industrial Control Systems Laboratory supported in this manner, was implemented at Northeastern University's School of Engineering Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. This paper presents a brief history of the development and implementation of this laboratory course. More importantly, it provides interesting evaluation feedback from the industrial partners who supported this project since its inception through both state-of-the-art equipment donations valued at greater than USD500,000 as well as valuable feedback. Guidance from these important industrial resources is invaluable in making any midcourse corrections to the program and ensuring the material is relevant. This paper chronicles and outlines this process and shares the results with the reader.