Industrial and Engineering Technology

Ellensburg (E)
Hogue Hall, Room 107
CWU-Des Moines (DM)
CWU-Lynnwood (L)

509-963-1756 (E)
Fax: 509-963-1795
206-439-3800 (DM)
425-640-1574 (L)
www.cwu.edu/~iet
See the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology’s Web site for additional information detailing how these programs could be used for educational and career opportunities.

Faculty and Staff
Chair
William J. Bender, PhD

Professors
William Bender, PhD, construction management
David Carns, MS, construction management
Craig Johnson, PhD, mechanical engineering technology
T. Q. Yang, PhD, electronics (P)

Associate Professors
Scott Calahan, MA, industrial/technology education
John (Jack) A. Gumaer, MS, electronics
Lad Holden, MS, electronics
Michael L. Whelan, PhD, construction management

Assistant Professors
Roger Beardsley, MS, mechanical engineering technology
Geoff Dean, PhD, industrial and engineering technology
P. Warren Plugge, MS, construction management
Roby Robinson, MS, safety and health management

Emeritus Professors
G.W. Beed, EdD
D. Ken Calhoun, EdD
Ronald Hales, PhD
Robert Wieking, PhD
Tim Yoxtheimer, MS

Lecturers
Karen Bicchieri, MS, industrial and engineering technology
William Cattin, MS, industrial technology
Kristine Geckle, MS, safety and health management (L and DM)
Juan Robertson, PhD, MSET (DM)

Staff
Susan Van de Venter, assistant to the chair
Javier Santillana, instructional and classroom support technician

Program Objectives and Description
The Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology (IET) offers a master of science degree in Engineering Technology (MSET) having the specific purpose of broadening the technological background of persons holding bachelor of science degrees in the engineering technologies (ET), industrial technologies (IT), and similar or related degrees. The BS degree programs provide the graduate with hands-on, practical knowledge which can be immediately utilized in industry. However, technology is advancing so rapidly that it is necessary to expose the engineering technologist to some of the latest advances, that is, to update their knowledge base. Corporate downsizing, global market pressures, and rapidly expanding technology require a new type of engineering technologist, one that can function comfortably on a changing career path. This requirement produces the need of the technologist to be a lifelong learner. The tools for life long learning and research are the crux of the MSET program. The MSET program is multidisciplinary, giving the graduate student sufficient choices to fit diverse needs.

Admission Requirements
Incoming students are expected to meet all of the requirements of the graduate school, have a solid background in science and mathematics, and show evidence of scholarship. All students entering the MSET program are expected to have a background equivalent to that required for the bachelor of science degree in the engineering technologies at CWU. This requires that the candidate have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution and have at least two quarters of calculus and three quarters of a combination of general physics and chemistry. If English is a secondary language, students must score 550 or more on the TOEFL examination. Deficiencies in the student’s undergraduate training as determined by the IET department at the time of matriculation must be removed without graduate credit during the first year of graduate study. Transfer students will be considered using the same criteria, with consideration for equivalent graduate coursework completed elsewhere.

Application Deadlines and Supporting Materials
Applications and all supporting materials are due by April 1 for fall quarter entrance. Applications will include a statement of background and reason for wishing enrollment into the MSET program, official transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. The applicant must have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA in all coursework attempted during the last 90 quarter hours (60 semester hours) of study. Students having a GPA of less than 3.0 may be admitted conditionally at the discretion of the dean of Graduate Studies and Research.

Program Requirements
The IET department offers a master’s degree that requires a minimum of 45 credit hours of graduate study and a thesis. A total of 30 credit hours of required coursework is required of all students. The student is then required to select at least 15 credit hours from a list of technical electives which will then total 45 credit hours. The student must take at least 25 credit hours of coursework at the 500 level. Only nine quarter-credit hours may be transferred before being admitted into the master’s program. Candidates must pass a final oral examination on their thesis project and supporting coursework, given by a thesis committee consisting of the thesis advisor and two other faculty. Normal completion of the MSET will require two academic years of full-time study. The student that is enrolled on a part-time basis will require more than two academic years, the total time required will be a function of course load.

Graduate Committee
The student must have a three-member graduate committee, selected in consultation with the advisor. Two members must be from the IET department.