Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Salman Adam, Montana State University; Darla Goeres, Montana State University; Steven Anderson, Montana State University; Diane Walker, Montana State University; Alfred Cunningham, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. She has extensive experience researching biofilm bacteria in industrial systems. Currently, Dr. Goeres leads the Standardized Biofilm Methods Laboratory at the Center for Biofilm Engineering. The mission of this laboratory is the development and validation of quantitative standard methods for growing, treating, sampling and analyzing biofilm bacteria. Her goal is to promote collaboration among the various entities interested in biofilm methods.Diane Walker, Montana State University Diane Walker is a Research Engineer with the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) at Montana State University. One of her responsibilities is to mentor student interns within the Standardized Biofilm Methods

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Damon Hathaway, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Kelly Keelen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

college in a timely manner.Initially, when approaching how to investigate areas in the GREAT framework, the task forcedeveloped research questions to use as a guide in the exploration. Additionally, best practiceswere considered for each area. This aided in creating a foundation to build a plan addressingstrengths and weaknesses in each component of GREAT.GraduateSince the GREAT framework examines school improvement from a reverse-engineeringstandpoint, graduation is the starting point in the process. Increasing graduation rates is aconstant struggle for urban universities and many factors were discussed to address issues thatcurrently prevent students from graduating in a timely matter. Urban colleges typically attract alarger population of

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, webdevelopment and network skills are the most rapidly growing sets of IT skills. Gallivan et al.(2004) also reported that soft skills were important factors with communication skills the mostoften reported, followed closely by leadership and interpersonal skills.Similar information comes from a recent research report. In 2009 a research report on The ILL-Prepared U.S. Workforce (Exploring the Challenges of Employer-Provided WorkplaceReadiness Training) was released by a consortium of organizations, including SHRM (Societyfor Human Resource Management), ASTD (American Society for Training & Development),The Conference Board, and Corporate Voices for Working Families.9 The report was directed atexploring the need for workforce readiness training in