Perspectives

In 1999, The Catholic University of America School of Engineering began offering the
course Strategic Standardization (CMGT 564) in the graduate program for Engineering
Management. This graduate course is only one of four courses on standardization offered
among 2,500 universities and colleges in the United States.

Set forth below are the curriculum and contents for Strategic Standardization (2008). The
contents are organized by issues.

Curriculum

Strategic Standardization Overview

National Standards Strategies

United States Standardization System

Trade

Testing, Certification and Conformity Assessment

Legal Issues



                                    Student Presentations

Construction

Energy

Environment

Finance

Policy

Safety

Testing & Certification

Trade

                                 Student Research Papers

Aerospace

Construction

Energy

Environment

Finance

Internet

Management

Metrics

Safety

Security

Testing & Certification

Trade

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“Donald E. Purcell, Chairman, The Center for Global Standards Analysis (2008),” the
individual and organization whose presentation is listed above, and/or the appropriate
graduate student; (2) the information is not published or used by others for the purpose of
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