Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuprenas, University of Southern California; Elhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

2006-1862: PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR APUBLIC SECTOR ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONJohn Kuprenas, University of Southern CaliforniaElhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach Page 11.1043.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Project Management Training and Certification for a Public Sector Engineering OrganizationAs engineers progress through their careers, many engineers perform less traditional technicalengineering and spend more time acting as engineering project managers who perform little orno traditional engineering work. Engineers functioning in both roles, however, are essential tosuccessful

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Christiana Houck, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

messages. Figure 6shows a sample page of student discussion. It has been found that students provided excellentinputs on even a simple topic of discussion. These inputs were based on their real experience,their observation, and real construction projects. Usage of discussion board by students to engagein discussion far exceeded the expectation of course instructor. Most important was that studentsunderstood the difference between the textbook knowledge and real-world construction process.Course DeliveryThe first few steps to get the students started in an on-line course were critical. Besides thetutorial materials on course WebCT (Figure 2), an introductory letter was e-mailed to eachstudent enrolled in the course one week prior to the beginning

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

2006-2371: SUPPORTING K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONKurt Becker, Utah State University Kurt H. Becker, Ph.D is Interim Department Head in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education, College of Engineering at Utah State University. Areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He is the co-project director for the NSF funded "National Center for Engineering and Technology Education" and the PI for the NSF funded "Communities of Effective Practice: A Professional STEM Development Model for Teachers of American Indian Students". He also

Conference Session

Effective Teaching with Online Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

discussion to facilitate a consistent understanding of the technology andpedagogy.Two-Way Interactive VideoA classroom equipped with video transmission/receive equipment is connected to one or moreother remote classrooms similarly equipped. Typically, a presentation originates from one siteand is transmitted to the other site(s). The students in remote classrooms can both see and hearthe instructor real-time, and the instructor can see and hear students from the remote sites.Remote sites have the image of the instructor and presentation materials either on a televisionmonitor or as a projected image. The instructor can lecture and present materials using the samemedia as in a traditional classroom (chalk, overheads, video tapes, computer generated

Conference Session

Effective Teaching with Online Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

driving. Other items would also be available to students and learners of different tastes. Page 11.377.4 3. Creating synergy and managing of the project. Perhaps the most important part of flexible classes is the managing team. When there are many modules that are taken separately, a directing team is needed to put it all together. When a student of electrical engineering takes the class, the path for the student will be different from the student of mechanical or chemical engineering. There needs to be a way for each student to find the right path for their discipline, their interest, their learning style, and

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Pierce, Purdue University; Russell Aubrey, Purdue University; John Eddy, Purdue University; Charles Baker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

1942, this third generation family owned business has been located in Orestes,Indiana. Red Gold improves the community’s economy by using a team of 60professional growers to produce tomatoes on 10,000 acres of farmland within 100 milesof the processing plant. The company’s employment expands from 1,100 to 1,500 duringharvest and they use their 1,000,000 square feet of floor space to produce over 100different tomato products in 20 different sizes and containers.1Red Gold’s operating philosophy and guiding principles are an integral part of thesuccess of this project and are stated, in part, below: Philosophy: Growing Leaders the Red Gold Way At Red Gold, we’re committed to developing highly-skilled leaders with the overall