MEPP Delivers Bottom-line Results

For companies needing engineers who can make technically and financially sound decisions, MEPP has a proven track record in meeting that need. MEPP's curriculum was developed in response to extensive surveys of mid-career engineers and their employers. We asked them what mid-career engineers needed most to become more effective in leading engineering projects. Then we built the curriculum to meet those needs. Employers of graduates tell us that MEPP delivers--their employees have grown in problem-solving skills, business acumen, and self confidence.

Immediate results from MEPP projects

MEPP courses are intentionally designed to enable engineers to immediately apply what they are learning. Students use real-world projects for application of project management strategies, quality improvement methods, analysis of international engineering issues, and development of communication strategies for networked project teams. Students' long-term knowledge is enhanced as they learn by doing, and employers experience the immediate benefits of improved project and team performance.

High graduation rate = high return on investment

Your investment immediately begins paying back as your employee becomes a more effective contributor and leader of engineering projects. He/she understands at a whole new level how the decisions he/she makes everyday affects bottom-line performance of your organization. The highly interactive, practical, and proactively supported nature of MEPP's courses keep students engaged and on-track for on-time graduation. The 99% graduation rate translates to high return on your investment rather than stalled, incomplete degrees.

No interruption to employees' availability for work and travel

MEPP's format enables your employee to pursue world-class graduate engineering studies without interruption to his/her work schedule and availability for travel. All MEPP students are full-time, working engineers and most travel extensively for their jobs. MEPP students continue their studies from anywhere in the world they can connect to the Internet.

Commitment to quality and value

MEPP is absolutely committed to delivering the highest quality and best value in engineering education. Employers of MEPP students understand that delivering the best value to customers is far more important than being the cheapest option. Students won't waste time in courses detached from their needs as an engineer. They won't waste time traveling to campus and working around campus schedules. Your organization immediately benefits as your employees apply new strategies and tools to improve real projects and processes.

Avoid hidden fees

Tuition includes all charges for course study guides, access to course Web sites, and toll-free Webconferencing for weekly course sessions and student-initiated group work sessions. MEPP students have a locked-in tuition rate for their entire two years in the program, protecting them from tuition rate increases.

Proven program from a top-ranked university

The UW-Madison degree your employee will earn via distance learning has the same high quality standards and academic status as a degree earned on-campus but conveniently delivered online for working professionals. UW-Madison is highly regarded (link exits site to pdf file) internationally for its quality of instruction and research. Recent independent surveys identified UW-Madison and Harvard as tied for graduating the most CEOs among S&P 500 companies.

Immediate results from MEPP projects

MEPP courses are intentionally designed to enable engineers to immediately apply what they are learning. Students use real-world projects for application of project management strategies, quality improvement methods, analysis of international engineering issues, and development of communication strategies for networked project teams. Students' long-term knowledge is enhanced as they learn by doing, and employers experience the immediate benefits of improved project and team performance.

Many student projects have produced savings in their organizations that have exceeded their tuition severalfold, even before graduation. Learn more in the following article:
"Take Home Lessons: Classroom Projects Translate into Immediate Workplace Gains" (link exits site to pdf file)
Perspective
Winter 2006, College of Engineering, UW-Madison

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