2000-2005 Comprehensive Plan - Goal 1

Provide engineering graduates with the tools, skills and competencies necessary to understand and apply today's technologies and to become leaders in developing and deploying tomorrow's technologies.

Objective 1. Provide 100% institutional support for tenure track faculty:

  • The College of Engineering will move toward providing 100 percent institutional support for all tenure track faculty. Currently faculty in the college are expected to pay over $800,000 of their academic year salary from contracts and grants. In addition they are expected to support themselves during the summer months. This situation results in a competitive disadvantage in obtaining extramural funding, limits funds that are available to support graduate students, and causes considerable anxiety and frustration among the faculty. This affects graduate enrollment and makes it more difficult to retain faculty.

  • Related Institutional Goal(s):

    FISCAL SUPPORT : F.

  • Target Completion Date(s):

    Fall 2008

  • Expected Result(s) by Plan Year:

    Establish a $45 million Endowment for Excellence by 2008.

  • Individual(s) Responsible:

    Dean of Engineering

  • Assessment Procedure and Administration:

    The Dean of Engineering has determined that funding for this objective and present annual budgets from division 1 funds is not likely to occur. In the major fund raising to be completed by 2008 one of the primary focuses for the college will be a $45 million Endowment for Excellence. One way earnings from this endowment will be used is to help relieve the stress created by the soft money dependence in the college.

  • Planned Usage for Assessment Results:

    The Dean of Engineering will respond to events as they occur to refocus effort as needed.

  • Budget requirements for fiscal year(2004-2005):

    No budget information available.

  • Budget requirements for fiscal year(2005-2006):

    Not available

Objective 2. Expand the Technology Management Program with the College of Business:

  • Content

    The College of Engineering in partnership with the College of Business has established undergraduate program options in technology management. The objective of the Business-Engineering-Technology (B-E-T Program) is to provide business and engineering students an opportunity to acquire and practice the business, management, and technical skills necessary for success in the global economy. The B-E-T Program features students working in cross-functional, international teams to solve significant real world technology related business problems.

  • Related Institutional Goal(s):

    INSTRUCTION : A. C.

  • Target Completion Date(s):

    Calendar Year 2005

  • Expected Result(s) by Plan Year:
    • Organize industrial advisory committee and hold the first IAC meeting by June, 2003.
    • Admit the third B-E-T student cohort, approximately 40 students, April 2003.
    • First B-E-T student cohort completes the B-E-T Program, May 2003
    • Assess first offerings of BUSI 4540, ENGR/BUSI 4970 and ENGR/BUSI 4980 and improve the course curricula, August, 2003.
    • Assess the first B-E-T student cohort's B-E-T learning experience, August 2003.
    • Admit the fourth B-E-T student cohort, approximately 40 students, April 2004.
    • Second B-E-T student cohort completes the B-E-T Program, May 2004.
    • Assess the second B-E-T student cohort's B-E-T learning experience and conduct follow-up assessment with the Class of 2003, August 2004.
    • Modify curriculum incorporating assessment findings, ongoing, continuous.
    • Admit the fifth B-E-T student cohort, approximately 40 students, April 2005.
    • Third B-E-T student cohort completes the B-E-T Program, May 2005.
    • Assess the third B-E-T student cohort's B-E-T learning experience and conduct follow-up assessment with the Classes of 2003 and 2004, August 2005.
    • Add international project experience component to the B-E-T Program, August 2005.
  • Individual(s) Responsible:

    Associate Dean for Cross Disciplinary Programs and Director, Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management.

  • Assessment Procedure and Administration:

    Surveying companies that hire Auburn business and engineering majors will validate learning outcomes for the B-E-T Program. The B-E-T Program Faculty Academic Committee will define appropriate course and program assessment activities to document that B-E-T Program completers demonstrate the learning outcomes. To the extent possible, business and technology managers will be recruited to serve on assessment panels that will review design reports, business plans, and presentations prepared by student teams. Longitudinal tracking of B-E-T Program completers will be instituted.

  • Planned Usage for Assessment Results:

    Assessment findings will be used on an ongoing basis to enhance and improve the B-E-T learning experience.

  • Budget requirements for fiscal year(2004-2005):

    Amount Type Description Source
    Not specified Continuing funds Budget and development funds. Existing Division 1
    Total = US$

  • Budget requirements for fiscal year(2005-2006):

    None