Memorandum
To:
Rebecca Bowers, Dean College of Education and Professional Studies
From: William Bender, Chair IET Dept
Date: 3/28/07
Re:
Program review Update 3/07
1. Strategic Opportunities
 New building, design funding is in the Gov’s budget, house budget, and we hope the
legislature will fund the design this biennium…new construction in the following
biennium!!!
 IET faculty are spread too thin. We are rigidly applying the work planning model. We
are also trying to staff our lab classes differently to provide faculty more time to do
other work duties. For example we rewrote two staff positions to help staff the labs.
Additionally we are utilizing more graduate students as lab TA or instructors.
 We have also developed a two year planning model to efficiently offer classes
(attached).
2. Program and Course Focus
 A course audit was somewhat successful. An analysis of course offerings versus
students loading was performed.
 The department now only offers courses that have a high probability of being full. The
department only offers the minimal number of sections or certain courses are only
offered every other year.
 Some undergraduate and graduate courses are cross listed to offer a more efficient and
robust course offering.
 Other efficiencies such as combining classes were not realized due to the nature of the
department programs with vested interest in specific classes.
3. Student Advisory Council
 Met in AY 2005/06 and was helpful in providing guidance on SEOI guidance to the IET
faculty handbook.
 Will meet again in AY 2006/07 during spring 2007.
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IET Vision PR
Created an IET brochure (attached).
Hired a part time web mistress to keep web pages updated.
Have not hired professionals or collaborated with the communications department on
remaking our image….but need to find time and recourses to do this…
July 24, 2016
5. Graduate Program
 Hired a new MSET coordinator, Dr. Geoff Dean. Graduate program has been slightly
revised. We are working on cross listing several undergraduate and graduate classes to
create greater efficiencies and provide a better learning environment for the students.
 Dr. Dean will manage our MSET program at the Des Moines center in AY 2007/8 and
we are searching for a new MSET coordinator for the Ellensburg campus. Dr. Dean
will remain engaged on the Ellensburg campus by teaching at least one class on campus
and chairing graduate committees in Ellensburg.
6. Off Campus Programs
 We moved the EET program from Peirce to Des Moines to improve communications
and provide synergy with faculty and classes.
 We plan to start the BAS in Industrial Technology in Des Moines in the fall of 07,
provided that some of the proposed budget for high demand enrollment goes to IET.
 The three programs in Des Moines; EET, MSET, BAS will be coordinated by Dr. Dean.
7. Program Enrollments
 Recruitment has been in the form of advertising in the summer observer, creating
posters, creating an IET brochure, and visiting community colleges across the state.
 Will continue to host the ACES summer camp for young women.
8. Technology Teacher Education
 Hosted the Technical Students Association (TSA), had over 300 high school students in
the building for technical competitions.
 Due to limited staffing we have been unable to modify curriculum to match standards as
outlined in the National Standard for Technology Literacy.
9. Research and Development Grants
 Have partnered with departments in the College of the Sciences on NSF grants, so far
these have gone unfunded. Planning to submit a NSF grant summer 07.
 Were successful in a Sphere of Distinction grant AY 2006/7 to create a program in
sustainable design and construction.
 Need to become more active in grant writing, all new faculty have this written into their
work load plans for AY 2007/8.
10. Fund Raising
 Limited success with advisory boards for hard cash except for the Construction
Management program.
 Very limited success with CEPS development officer.
 Remains a priority.
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11. Software
 Replacing hardware on a planned program using, win-win, high demand, G&S and
summer distribution funding. Feel hardware resources are adequately supported
provided summer distribution funding remains constant, win-win program remains and
outside sources of funding is periodically found.
 Labs fees were increased to help support the cost of software. We are working with
Facilities Management to combine our purchasing power to get a better price for
AUTOCAD.
12. Unified Department
 Have not achieved a common class for all majors but are working toward this. We hope
to have a common project management/ teamwork projects type class since this is a
major element of ABET programs.
 Have made some progress by hiring a MSET coordinator to work across programs.
 Developing and modernized our BS in Industrial Technology program to provide
collaboration among faculty and students.
 Rewrote two staff positions to provide better services to faculty and students for the
entire department not just specific programs.
 Continue the have IET department functions and created an IET “sunshine fund” for
faculty and staff development and morale.
13. Engineering
 The IET department does not plan to create any engineering programs, we feel the
Engineering Technology programs fill a niche in industry and are better suited for the
type of students at Central.
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