Part-Time Graduate Education: Obstacles, Conflicts, and Suggestions
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As a result of rapid advances in knowledge, regulations, and technology, many employed engineers desire graduate-level engineering degrees for career advancement. Accommodating these students in existing graduate engineering programs leads to several conflicts among faculty, full-time and part-time students, and administrators. These include the allocation of faculty time as well as availability of university facilities and faculty. Very important is ability to meet the time constraints as well as the different career goals of both full-time and part-time students. Establishing a separate degree program for part-time students creates concerns about both degree quality control and graduation requirements. In both cases, strict entrance requirements may restrict the admission of many otherwise qualified professionals. These conflicts are discussed in detail. Suggested solutions include wider use of flex-time and support of graduate education by engineering firms; admission flexibility and greater use of communication technology by universities, faculty, and students; and other adjustments by all parties involved in part-time graduate engineering education.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 121 • Issue 2 • April 1995
Pages: 108 - 113
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Copyright © 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 1, 1995
Published in print: Apr 1995
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