The Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the US Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) stipulates that each accredited programme must have an industrial advisory committee composed of industrial representatives. However, how do we ensure that these committees contribute significantly to the growth and development of engineering technology programmes as a means of ensuring technical currency of the programme and the maintenance of close liaison with the employing industries?
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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BlackwellG.R.HerrickR.HonchellJ.MunozM.‘Industrial advisory boards: A real resource’, Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE College Industry Education Conference, Tampa, Florida, January 1997.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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