Department Office

Office: Engineering and Technology A337
Phone: (323) 343-4550
Email: tech.ecst@calstatela.edu
Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/tech/

Chair

Rupasiri Purasinghe
rpurasi@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4550

The Faculty

Professors: David Blekhman, Mauricio Castillo, Paul Liu, Stephanie Nelson, Rupasiri Purasinghe (Chair)
Associate Professors: Rachel B. Friedman, Jai Hong
Assistant Professor: Xiaolei (Lily) Chen, Yilin Feng, Michael Thomas
Emeriti: Cortland C. Doan, Raymond E. Fausel, Gregory S. Graham, Kenneth F. Hird, Pamela D. Jablonsky, A. Keith Mew, John LaMonica, Benjamin L. Lee, Ethan Lipton. Don M. Maurizio, Kenneth Phillips, Virgil Seaman, Kenneth N. Sweetnam, Le D. Tang, Norwood Teague

Overview

The Department of Technology offers four undergraduate programs in areas designed to prepare students for management-oriented careers in aviation, fire safety and prevention, graphic communications, industrial technology and one undergraduate program to prepare technology education teachers. Graduates of these programs are employed in a wide range of careers including supervisors, managers, management representatives, trainers, technical support specialists, analysts, planners, and teachers. The department also offers several upper division certificate programs to provide further technical depth.

Programs

• Aviation Administration, B.S.
• Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Fire Protection Administration and Technology, B.S.
• Industrial Technology, B.S. (Suspended)

• Minor in Aviation Administration

• Industrial and Technical Studies, M.A. (Program Suspended, 2019-2020)
• Industrial Management, M.S.

• Undergraduate Certificate in Aviation Administration
• Undergraduate Certificate in Fire Protection Risk Analysis and Reduction
• Undergraduate Certificate in Fire Service Administration

• Industrial Technology Credential Program

Courses

• TECH 4700 - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
• TECH 4710 - Engine Design and Performance
• TECH 4760 - Measurement, Instrumentation and Control
• TECH 4780 - Emerging Technologies in Power, Energy, and Transportation

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.

• TECH 4910 - STEM Education Foundation
• TECH 4920 - STEM Connection and Integration
• TECH 4930 - Curriculum Development in STEM Education
• TECH 4940 - STEM Project-Based Learning: Planning, Construction, Equipment, and Maintenance

• TECH 1010 - Industrial Safety (also listed as ETEC 1020)
• TECH 2500 - Impact of Technology on the Individual and Society
• TECH 3820 - Metrology and Statistical Process Control
• TECH 3980 - Cooperative Education (Undergraduate Students only)
• TECH 4000 - Written Communication Skills for Technology
• TECH 4540 - Special Topics in Industrial Studies
• TECH 4880 - Fluid Power
• TECH 4890 - Industrial Training Methods
• TECH 4950 - Industrial Technology Senior Project I
• TECH 4980 - Cooperative Education (Graduate Students only)
• TECH 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser. Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000 level courses

• TECH 5100 - Technology Forecasting and Assessment
• TECH 5310 - Security Issues in the 21st Century
• TECH 5320 - Hazardous Material and Disaster Management
• TECH 5410 - Leadership of Career and Technical Education and Training Programs
• TECH 5420 - Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education and Training
• TECH 5510 - Product Conceptualization and Realization
• TECH 5520 - Six Sigma for Manufacturing
• TECH 5530 - Manufacturing Decision Making
• TECH 5540 - Manufacturing Production Control
• TECH 5550 - Quality Assurance and Root Cause Analysis
• TECH 5560 - International Standard Organization 9001 Quality Management Systems
• TECH 5710 - LEED Green and Energy Audit
• TECH 5720 - Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Infrastructure
• TECH 5900 - Research Development for Technology Leadership
• TECH 5960 - Comprehensive Examination
• TECH 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• TECH 5990 - Thesis
• TECH 5995 - Project