Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hamid Hadim, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert Ubell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

particular importance is to identify and addresscritical elements of such a program, including: potential student populations, facultyrequirements, discipline selection, curriculum requirements, admissions criteria, accreditationrequirements, implementation resources (faculty, technical equipment, financial), collaborationwith other institutions, laboratory requirements, etc.As discussed in more detail in two recent review articles,2,3 undergraduate engineering educationhas lagged behind other fields in generating online degree programs. Thus, while there exist asignificant number of online engineering programs leading to Master’s degrees,4 very few onlineprograms leading to Bachelors degrees in engineering have been developed to date (see Table 1

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

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Continuing Professional Development

12.1447.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The National Center for Engineering and Technology Education: Supporting Teacher Professional DevelopmentIntroductionWilliam Wulf [1], president of the National Academy of Engineering, noted in hissummary remarks at the IEEE Engineering and Education Deans’ Summit Conference I,that encouraging engineers and educators to work together to address issues oftechnological literacy is a brilliant idea. The dialog between engineering educators andtechnology educators shows great potential for a symbiotic alliance to benefit both. Thedialog has been facilitated by the publication of the Standards for TechnologicalLiteracy, [2] national content standards for technology education

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

leadership. One route is for technical specialists. It is often called a‘Technical Ladder’ and it is a way to retain and recognize the depth of expertise neededfor the business. The other path is through project management which requires broadexperience in many contributing functions. The paths are represented in figure 1 whichshows the trade-off between breadth and depth. New engineering or technologygraduates enter the job market with specific discipline skills and would normally staywith that specialization unless they make a deliberate move into project management. Project manager Technology

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.

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Continuing Professional Development

: Expert participants Chief Engineer Expert participants Instrumentation Expert participants Software Engineering Expert participants Project ManagementAn important feature of the management process is to ensure that the continuousimprovement process to validate quality is systematically and extensively applied. Theframework is shown in Figure 1. Strategic review Existing courses of skills (PB & TAB) LCT * review team Requirements (Industry + faculty

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rogelio Rodriguez, UC Irvine

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Continuing Professional Development

need for life sciences are growing population andchanging demographics. The global patient base is currently estimated to be 6 billion people andexpected to grow to approximately 8 billion people by 2025. The aging population is growingwith the 60+ group as the fastest growing group. Changing disease burdens add to the globalneed for life sciences by 2020 and 75% of all projected deaths are age-related, chronicconditions. As economies improve, global governments are placing more resources intohealthcare.1 In the United States, there are approximately 6,000 medical technology companiesgenerating an estimated $77 billion in revenue. These companies develop pharmaceuticals,biologics, or devices.2 California has one of the largest percentages of

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales; Rebecca Gunter; Cheryl Peed

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Continuing Professional Development

international friendship program to matchstudents to local residents.Another university-level resource is the Center for European Studies and Architecture (CESA)in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. In the early 1990s, Virginia Tech purchased an approximately250 year old villa in this town located in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino. A variety ofsemester- and summer-long study abroad programs are held at or based out of CESA.1 Duringthe summer of 2002, this included an opportunity for incoming engineering freshmen tocomplete two required first-year courses through the combination of two weeks of classes oncampus in the U.S. with two weeks of learning in Europe. Not only did this give a group ofadvanced students the chance to get an early start on their

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Batts, East Carolina University; Richard Monroe, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Cheryl McFadden, East Carolina University

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Continuing Professional Development

overallhigher education student body growth.1 According to Allen and Seaman, 3.2million students took at least one online course in the fall of 2005. In the fall of2004, this number was 2.3 million and authors state that growth will not level offbut continue to increase. Page 12.1173.2As the offering of distance education programs has grown dramatically over the past decadesome major players have emerged. Among the leaders in distance education are institutions suchas the University of Phoenix, Walden University, Colorado Technical University and a fewothers. As mentioned above, traditional brick and mortar universities have also ventured intodistance education in an

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons; Ray Jones, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

bachelor and nine master-level project management degrees in 1994, whereas by 2006, morethan 284 degree programs at 235 worldwide institutions existed. The GAC states that the“programs have broadened to be part of degree offerings in business, management, construction,engineering, and architecture.” This interdisciplinary focus is a core element of many programs.Thinking globally, but acting locally, The Citadel School of Engineering listened to constituentinput concerning the need for graduate level education programs in the Charleston, SC area andestablished a graduate certificate program in Technical Project Management (TPM). Theobjectives of this program 1) delivered a knowledge and performance-based curriculum focusedon the knowledge, skills

Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University

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Continuing Professional Development

accounted for 46% of the totalenrollment of all NC State distance education credit programs combined.The College of Engineering’s flagship distance education program in 1995 was the Video-BasedEngineering Education (VBEE) program.1 From 1985-1995, the VBEE program offered 524courses to more than 6,500 registrants. A key component of VBEE was the Master ofEngineering program. The Master of Engineering degree program is a distance-only, course-work based master’s degree. In 1995, 128 individuals had received their Master of Engineering Page 12.1406.2degree. As of Fall 2006, 483 individuals have been awarded the degree. In addition to the Masterof

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Hall

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Continuing Professional Development

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Jim Subach, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Continuing Professional Development

enhance the nation’s health, security andprosperity. According to the US Bureau of Labor, the portion of the U.S. labor force withscience and engineering skills is growing at nearly 5 percent per year, compared to 1 percentgrowth in the rest of the labor force.4 At the same time that global competition for scienceand engineering workers is increasing, other countries are making larger investments inscience and education and the workforce than is the United States. For example, NAFSA:Association of International Educators argues, “The United States has always depended uponthe inventiveness of its people in order to compete in the world marketplace. Now,preparation of the science and engineering workforce is a vital arena for