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
Read more testimonials from ETM students...
Why ETM
- The Department
- EMAC (Engineering Management Advising Council)
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
- Ph.D. Students
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- Who Attends ETM?
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