As part of an effort to reach out to professionals in Northern Virginia, the Engineering School's department of systems engineering is offering a new Executive Master's Degree Program.
In its second semester at the University, the program emphasizes problem solving and analytical skills, said William T. Scherer, associate systems engineering professor and academic director of the program. Students graduate with a degree in Masters of Engineering after two academic years.
Seventeen students now are enrolled in the program, which meets every other weekend at the Xerox Document University in Herndon. Students work in groups to sift through data which they can apply to practical situations, Scherer said.
Five full-time University faculty members from the systems engineering department and the Darden School lead the program.
"It's really important to have faculty and students working and learning together," said Christina Mastrangelo, assistant systems engineering professor and executive director of the program.
Scherer said increasing the University's visibility in the region may help undergraduate students find jobs in the area once they have completed their degrees.
Systems Engineering Chairman Donald E. Brown said the program benefits students, faculty and the University as a whole. "It benefits the University by getting better acquainted with" companies, Brown said. "It's also important for faculty to keep current on what's happening in those companies."
Scherer originally suggested the program after speaking as a guest lecturer at a similar program at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993.
Since then, he has been working with others in the department to establish the program at the University.
Mastrangelo said the program's faculty members benefit from working in a different environment. She added that she hopes to increase participation to 30 students and 10 faculty members for next semester.
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