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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Johanna Comanzo; Chris Normile

is known for.The initial contact made was a voicemail from an advisor: Hi. I’m an Excelsior College academic advisor. I am calling you because we have not heard from you in a while and we would like to support you in completing your requirements. We’ve developed many new courses and exams to assist you in earning your degree. You may view them online at Excelsior.edu. Please call us in the next two weeks to discuss your academic plans at 877-226-1013. Again the # is…” The automated voicemail was followed by a postcard sent to the students’ homes. Thepostcard used an eye catching photo from Excelsior College graduation with the tag line ‘Wishyou were here!’ and also included a check list for the enrolled student to complete

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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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J. A. Rozzi-Ochs; C. J. Egelhoff; H.V. Jackson; S. Zelmanowitz

Management2012 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference, March 23-24, 2012, Clarkson University 3 The performance indicators developed in Table 3 were further examined and an evaluationprocess and plan was constructed. This included identifying which classes would be the primarysource of assessment data, the assessment tools to be used, the collection cycle, the assessmentcoordinator, and the evaluation of results. This plan is shown in Table 4. Table 4. Performance Indicators Related to IL Assessment Map Primary Assessment Data Source of Assessment

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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Erin Zeqja; Rachael Ashton

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The James A.Mandel and Samuel P. Clemence DCC SU Internship Program (DSIP) brings together sixstudents, competitively chosen from Syracuse University and six students from LebaneseAmerican University, to work collaboratively for one of the leading construction firms in theUAE. Created by Mr. Abdallah Yabroudi, CEO of DCC and mentor to the summer interns, theprogram consists of classroom lectures, construction site visits and cultural experiences. The in-office lectures cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: reading and understandingconstruction drawings, planning and scheduling, cost estimation and pricing, and bidding andtendering processes. Each lecture is presented by an experienced DCC

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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Junichi Kanai; Mark Anderson

students 'ramp up' in theproject. As the students come to understand the problem and generate solution concepts, thenumber of issues will rise. A plateau may occur as the students become involved in bringing theirconcepts into practice. When the students have selected a concept to follow, the number of issueswill steadily rise again as they record and resolve implementation problems and refinements.We have found that students and coaches can better track progress when well defined milestones,or 'versions' as they are called in Redmine, are used in the project plan. When new issues arecreated, they may be tied to a version. Redmine can then list the issues that must be achieved toreach a version, providing a 'to-do' list for the team. Issues may be