DACUM...A tool for documenting industrial involvement in curriculum design

Abstract

The DACUM process is a formal procedure for identifying the competencies, skills, and attributes required of employees in an occupation and organizing that information into a form useful for the design of educational programs to prepare individuals for entry into, and advancement within, that occupation. A brief definition of the DACUM process, and the historical context within which it has evolved, is presented with an emphasis on how this process may be of use in the design of an undergraduate engineering curriculum. As an example, a detailed description of a DACUM workshop recently conducted for a Department of Mechanical Engineering seeking information to help redesign an undergraduate program to better prepare its graduates for entry into a manufacturing environment is presented.

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ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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