Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Zhi GE, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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Continuing Professional Development

withthe Master program. An online program allows nontraditional students to take classes at theirconvenience while retaining their full-time jobs and maintaining their commitments to familyand community. Among a set of courses required by curriculum, construction estimating was oneof the most challenging courses for online delivery due to its complexity, hands-on approach oflearning, and group work requirements. This paper reports the process, results, and lessons Page 14.453.2learned from developing and delivering an online construction estimating course during summerand fall semesters in 2008.StartupDuring the 2008 spring semester, the Department

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Timothy Keener, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

Education of Scientists and Engineers states “A world ofwork that has become more interdisciplinary, collaborative, and global requires that we produceyoung people who are adaptable and flexible, as well as technically proficient”1. Today’sengineers must be integrators of knowledge, able to innovate and collaborate in aninterdisciplinary environment. Major change in the engineering education system is necessary ifit is to meet the needs of the nation and the world in the coming century. Recent national reportson engineering education 1,2,3,4,5 stress the need for flexible graduate programs focusing onadvanced practice and the world of work of the future. Bordogna5 puts it this way “There is agrowing consensus that professional engineers need an

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; John Ludwick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Continuing Professional Development

across the state. Hughes is carrying on a traditionlargely attributed to the early days of CG Animation, where open cooperation betweenresearchers and artisans developed the earliest full-screen digital effects, later to become Pixar. Page 14.529.3The company still “[stays] close to innovations happening in the academic community.”7Collaboration, therefore, is the essence of embedding; an integral component of higher educationbecause it is required for the workplace for which we prepare our students.8The philosophy of Rhythm + Hues founder John Hughes, the Faculty Education Program, andthe experience of the authors have a direct bearing on the

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Continuing Professional Development

, he and colleagues at Project Zero have been working on the design ofperformance-based assessments, education for understanding, and the use of multipleintelligences to achieve more personalized curriculum, instruction, and assessment.(http://www.pz.harvard.edu/PIs/HG.htm)Principles of Good PracticeGardner’s seven principles help in developing Intellectual Curiosity in any given group ofindividuals. It is important to recognize that some learners may be curious to learn whenthey ‘see’ something interesting (Narayanan, 2007). Some others may be inclined todevelop curiosity when the ‘read’ about a new subject matter. Gardner suggests thatone should consider all the types of ‘intelligence’ if one wants to observe an individual’spotential

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Boeing Company; Michael Richey, Boeing Company; John Paredes, Boeing Company; Daniel Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dale Atkins, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

Systems Design. He also has been responsible for the establishment of most of the Aerospace System Design laboratories in the School of Aerospace Engineering, such as the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL) in 1992, Space Systems Design Laboratory (SSDL) in 1996, and the Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) Laboratory in 2007. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech in 1984, Dr. Schrage served as an engineer, manager and senior executive with the Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) from 1974 to 1984. In these capacities he was involved in the design, development and production of all of the current Army Aviation systems, including the UH-60 Black Hawk, the AH-64

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Continuing Professional Development

secretarial duties of collecting, collating and recording communications, or cap-turing discourse during face-to-face meetings. These are often captured as minutes, letters,reports, and recommendations. These activities can be supported in a more free-flowing manneron a Wiki where anybody is welcome to add/modify/delete content, changes can be tracked, andundone when necessary.This paper will describe the use of a Wiki to act as a central point for a professional group devel-oping new curriculum standards. The topics will include a prototype structure for the site, govern-ing principles, encouraging user involvement, and resolving differences of opinion.IntroductionThrough collaboration we able to produce more valuable works and share information