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•  Faculty

Institutional Mission
Southeast Missouri State University provides professional education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and in practical experience.

The University, through teaching and scholarship, challenges students to extend their intellectual capacities, interests, and creative abilities; develop their talents; and acquire a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.  Students benefit from a relevant, extensive, and thorough general education; professional and liberal arts and sciences curricula; co-curricular opportunities; and real-world experiences.  By emphasizing student-centered and experiential learning, the University prepares individuals to participate responsibly in a diverse and technologically-advanced world and in this and other ways contributes to the development of the social, cultural, and economic life of the region, state and nation.

Department Mission
The mission of the Department of Industrial & Engineering Technology is to:

• Provide curricula to prepare students for technical and technical management-orientated employment in business, industry, education, and government which is vital to the region and the state. 
• Prepare students to apply and manage technology to solve practical problems.
• Provide state-of-the-art facilities, instructional programs, experiential learning, and research experiences for students to develop linkages between theory and practice.
• Provide synergy between traditional classroom teaching and practical “hands-on”  learning using state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for all programs offered in the department. 
• Encourage and support continuous faculty development in order to encourage faculty to remain current with technology relevant to their instructional areas of responsibility through professional and applied research activities.
• Utilize faculty and student expertise to provide professional assistance to related businesses and industries in the area.  

Industrial Technology Program Objectives
The Department of Industrial & Engineering Technology prepares graduates for technical and technical management-oriented professional positions in business, industry, and government.  The curriculum provides for:

1. Application of theories, concepts, and principles found in the humanities and the social and behavioral sciences, including a thorough grounding in communications skills.
2. Understanding of theories and the ability to apply principles and concepts of mathematics, science, and computer application for problem solving.
3. Application of concepts derived from, and current skills developed in, a variety of technical and related disciplines including but not limited to, materials and production processes, industrial management and human relations, marketing, communications, electronics, graphics, computer applications, and industrial safety.
4. Specialization in a technological field of:  Construction Management & Design, Electronics & Computer Technology, Industrial Management, Technology, or Technical Graphics. 

This definition is compatible with the NAIT definition for Industrial Technology programs.  This definition is reflected on page 61 of the 2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin that states:  "The Department of Industrial Technology B.S. degrees are accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) and prepare technical and technical management-oriented professional for employment in business, industry, education, and government."  It is also reflected in this departmental brochure statement:  "The Industrial Technology program at Southeast Missouri State University works together with modern industry to prepare graduates for rewarding and stable careers in technology.  If your interests lie in management-oriented technical careers such as implementing computer-controlled systems, solving manufacturing production problems, computer-aided graphic design, or instructing technical subjects, career opportunities are plentiful."

Industrial Technology Program Core Objectives
The competencies are appropriately coded in all the syllabi under the section of “Purpose and Objectives of the Course.” 

Industrial Technology Core Competencies (All Options)

IT-1.	Develop a working knowledge of safety standards and apply appropriate safety procedures while at work.
IT-2.	Identify and apply the concepts of “quality” as it relates to products and services
IT-3.	Identify and understand supervisory strategies in an industrial enterprise
IT-4.	Understand issues and the impact of science and technology on the society.
IT-5.	Complete the research and analysis of work and operations associated with activities in a modern enterprise.
IT-6.	Analyze, prepare, and edit various types of technical information encountered in technical & scientific fields.
IT-7.	Analyze data to solve practical problems by applying appropriate mathematical and scientific techniques.
IT-8.	Understand programming concepts and application.

  

Assessment: Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data
 Please refer to the Annual Department Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Report (Adobe PDF file).

NAIT Self-Study (Adobe PDF file)

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