The ETM student profile:
- ETM students hold at least one degree in engineering-related
disciplines.
- 20% have a Master’s or Ph.D in their technical specialties.
- 65% are employed full time, and pursue their studies part-time.
- 35% are full-time students.
- ETM students’ ages range from 24 to 58.
- The average age is about 32.
- The average work experience is 7 years.
- The job titles of those employed in industry span from the level of "president"
or "CEO" to "engineer",
- "researcher", or "programmer."
Quotes from students:
"As an
experienced Engineering Manager, I found ETM program to be rigorous enough to
cause me to build my analytical toolkit, focused enough to allow me to devote
precious time to topics that matter, and provocative enough to shake me loose
from the approaches I had learned "on the job". I came away from the program
with a set of procedures to approach management tasks with a greatly enhanced
systematic view of engineering and technical leadership."
Tim Bennington-Davis, Engineering Manager in Wireless Communications,
Tektronix, Inc.
"As a
computer engineer, I did not want to take on technical positions my whole life.
I like the technology field and I want to be involved in management rather than
just implementing and maintaining systems. The ETM program taught me how to
manage in a next-generation environment with the appropriate methodologies you
need. Unlike the management field in a typical MBA program, we participated in
studies that didn’t make you lose your ground in engineering."
Chanikarn Watanakithavonkul, Services Marketing Specialist, Product Support
Services Department, IBM Thailand
"I was a student in a class that unleashed tremendous creative energy for the
disciplines of Engineering and Technology Management and business. What happened
to me during the class was that I gathered the theories discussed, looked at
trends in my industry and came up with a business plan to use the Internet as a
component to distribute remote compression monitoring. The class was the
inspiration for my entrepreneurial outlook and gave me the insight to look at
larger trends while grounding me in solid project management skills." (Note: Tim
Dugan developed a business plan for a new venture in an ETM class and received
venture capital funding for his initiative).
Tim Dugan, P.E., Chief Engineer, SAV-AIR