The School of Business and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

Chairperson and Professor

Leon  Copeland, Sr. Ed.D.

Professors

Mohammad Fotouhi, Ph.D. 
Emin Yilmaz, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor

Joseph Arumala, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Gerald Day, Ph.D. (Graduate Program)

Lecturer

Carlos Salgado, M.S.

Instructor

Ronney Spencer, M.S.
 
 

MISSION

The central mission of the Department of Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is to serve the Eastern Shore region, the State of Maryland and the nation by improving career and technical education and the professional technical practice of construction management technology and engineering technology.

The mission is achieved through high quality instruction, research and community service. Through the teaching and learning process the department aims to provide knowledge, skills and values to students preparing for professional technical careers and persons currently employed in industry. New technical and professional knowledge is developed and disseminated through research and community service.

Academic programs include Construction Management Technology, Engineering Technology and Technology Education. Each program emphasizes basic knowledge and up-to-date technical skills that will enable graduates to solve problems in a logical manner and to draw conclusions from principles and facts.

Through the humanistic studies in each program, students are taught to recognize their responsibilities as citizens to prepare them for active participation in society.

GOALS

The goal of the Construction Management Technology program is the preparation of well educated professionals for challenging careers in the construction industry. Learning experiences are combined from the fields of construction technology, architecture and business administration to prepare professionals with the ability to manage and supervise the total construction process. Graduates qualify for professional/technical employment in industry with general contracting and subcontracting firms and in related public sector positions.

The goal of the Engineering Technology program is to prepare students for challenging careers in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology. After receiving the Bachelor of Science degree, graduates are employed as Engineering Technologists. The emphasis in engineering technology courses is on the practical design and utilization of devices and systems with a strong laboratory program supporting the lecture courses. Engineering Technology provides an engineering education with emphasis on manufacturing systems operation, service and applications.

The goal of the Technology Education program is to prepare professionals who will qualify for certification to teach technology education at the middle school and high school levels. Emphasis is placed on improving the teaching- learning process and the study of technology, its evolution, systems, techniques, utilization and social cultural significance. Study is focused on technical applications to support classroom and laboratory activities.

OBJECTIVES

The educational experiences offered by the Department of Technology will provide students with opportunities to:

• Demonstrate an operational knowledge of the techniques associated with the design, construction and maintenance of residential and commercial structures.
• Exercise independent judgments in expediting work without jeopardizing its effectiveness, safety or cost.
• Organize and manage personnel, materials and equipment for carrying out construction, maintenance and operation of complex engineering systems.
• Demonstrate effective communication of ideas by means of spoken and written language as well as graphic techniques.
• Solve technical problems that translate ideas into functioning, machines, structures and systems.
• Plan and implement instructional programs to meet the needs of students in a technological age.
• Plan and instruct technology education programs that promote technical literacy through the application of mathematics and science and other subjects in classroom and laboratory activities.
• Improve the professional technical practice of Construction Management, Engineering Technology, and Technology Education through continuing education and community service.
• Demonstrate humanistic values and responsibilities that promote active participation as productive citizens.

Department of Technology

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