ISU PhD Tech Management

Still Intersted in Hearing from ISU Students

Guys,

I'm still interested in hearing from ISU Tech Managament doctoral candidates.

 

NAIT Accreditation

Guys,

Here is an interesting development: It turns out the ISU PhD Tech Management is not NAIT accredited at the PhD level. I received a reply from the ISU Admin. Asst. a few days ago regarding this.

According to the information listed at/on the NAIT website, "NAIT currently accredits a total of 107 Baccalaureate level programs (187 program/options) in 51 institutions and a total of 68 Associate level programs (106 program/options) in 19 institutions. (Note: Indiana State University, Eastern Kentucky University, and Southeastern Louisiana University have NAIT accredited programs at both the Associate and Baccalaureate level. The actual total number of institutions with NAIT accredited programs is sixty-two.) "

The agreement between the members of the five-university consortium not withstanding, I'm not sure about the accrediation of the program. I can say that none of the universities I've contacted that offer engineering management (master) or industrial technology/industrial distribution (associate, bachelor) have responded unfavorably to Tech Management PhDs from the ISU program.

Taking Calculus II, III, and IV and applying to the Industrial Engineering programs mentioned in this thread might allow for more utlility. A NAIT-accredited program will welcome ABET-accredited PhDs to their faculty.

 

If you check the ABET site you will also see that no schools are accredited at the docotral level by them either. If ISU was accreited by ABET it could only be accreited at the BS level or lower. In fact the program I am in is only accredited at the BS level and that in mechanical Engineering.

See ABET Policy manual:

 

Accreditation is only valid for professional licensure or registration. It only takes a bachelor's degree to become a professional engineer or certified industrial technologist. There is really no point in accrediting master or doctoral degrees, since they are not applicable for professional registration purposes.